Louisiana’s version of the fetal heartbeat abortion ban bill has cleared another legislative hurdle. The House Health committee voted for the Senate approved measure that seeks to ban abortions when a heartbeat is detectable.
“We do think this is an important blow against the abortion industry,” said the bill’s author Shreveport Senator John Milkovich. and
No one on the House Health and Welfare Committee objected to the fetal heartbeat abortion ban. But Monroe Representative Katrina Jackson says if lawmakers support this bill, they should also support a measure to abolish the death penalty.
“I always say when I’m advocating for life that if I can save one innocent life then what I do for life is worth it and I’m kind of getting that way with this death penalty issue as well as I see those who have been wrongfully convicted coming out of jail,” said Jackson.
Louisiana’s fetal heartbeat abortion ban heads to the full House for final legislative passage. Opelousas Representative Dustin Miller says if legislators vote for this pro life measure, they should also support legislation that guarantees a child quality health care and education.
“We need Louisiana Right to Life to come to the table and support us when we’re fighting for that unborn kid once they are born, to have a quality life,” said Miller.
The governor is expected to sign Milkovich’s measure, but it will not go into effect, unless Mississippi wins a legal fight over their own fetal heartbeat abortion ban bill.
