Governor Bel Edwards and Attorney General Landry just hired a high powered lawyer to defend Louisiana’s unconstitutional abortion laws. Of course, these things come with a cost: he’s getting $385 an hour, instead of the normal $225 the state pays…
What an inspiring weekend! We just returned from DC where our Louisiana group joined with hundreds of thousands at the Women’s March. It was wonderful to see such a strong, positive statement. Our friends marched in Louisiana told us that…
HB 1019 is on to the Governor. As originally written, this cruel bill could force women to carry a nonviable fetus to term. Imagine getting the terrible news that your baby had a genetic issue that was incompatible with life.…
Louisiana lawmakers continue with their war on women, introducing a slew of new bills that work hard to restrict women’s rights. We’ve been following HB 386, which adds a 72 hour waiting period before a woman can exercise her constitutional…
The Louisiana House passed HB 386 last week, which extends the mandatory waiting period for to get an abortion to 72 hours. It now goes on to the Senate. States that have passed similar laws have wasted millions defending them…
Louisiana is facing the worst budget crisis in decades, yet Baton Rouge is wasting time creating new laws that limit women’s access to healthcare. These laws often result in lengthy legal battles and are overturned by the courts–paid for by…
DHH (Department of Health and Hospitals) recently published its final new regulations targeting abortion clinics across Louisiana WITHOUT any goals of increasing safety or ensuring compassionate care for women in Louisiana. Government did NOT listen to the concerns of the…
The state legislative session has barely begun and Senator Guillory (R-24) has already introduced S.B. 80, an extreme attempt to outlaw abortion and control Louisiana families’ decisions about their future. This bill calls for Personhood to be put on the…
The DHH (Department of Health and Hospitals in Louisiana) is continuing to abuse its power, trying to close abortion clinics. This time, DHH is creating an artificially complex regulatory framework that specifically targets clinics. Though the DHH says otherwise, these…
The Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) is at it once again. Last month they released new regulations targeting abortion clinics across Louisiana, without any goals of increasing safety or ensuring compassionate care for women in Louisiana. Instead of focusing…
