Governor John Bel Edwards has signed legislation into law that would close Louisiana’s three abortion clinics should the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v Wade. The legislation does not criminally punish pregnant women, but doctors or others who perform an abortion could be sentenced for up to 10 years in prison.
Monroe Senator Katrina Jackson’s SB 342 – now signed by the governor -does not contain exception for rape and incest, but there are exceptions for medical causes, like ectopic pregnancies, stillbirth diagnoses and to protect the health of the mother.
In a written statement, the Governor Edwards says he IS pro-life, but would have preferred the bill had exceptions for cases of rape or incest. He says vetoing the bill would not have accomplished that end. Meaning, if he vetoed the bill, a 2006 trigger law would have taken effect if Roe versus Wade overturned and that law also did not have an exception for rape and incest.
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