Louisiana House Approves Bill Banning Abortions After 20 Weeks
Source: Reuters
Louisiana House approves bill banning abortions after 20 weeks
NEW ORLEANS | Fri Jun 1, 2012 7:50pm EDT
By Kathy Finn
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - The Louisiana state House of Representatives on Friday unanimously approved a bill that would prohibit abortion beyond 20 weeks after fertilization unless the mother's life is in danger.
Georgia a month ago became the seventh state to ban most or all abortions after 20 weeks. Alabama, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Nebraska and North Carolina also have such restrictions.
Under the Louisiana measure, doctors who violate the 20-week provision could face up to two years in prison.
Senate President John Alario, who introduced the bill, earlier agreed to an amendment requested by the Louisiana State Medical Society that would absolve physicians from penalties if they perform an abortion to protect the life of a pregnant woman. Otherwise, a violation would subject a doctor to fines and imprisonment.
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MountainLaurel
(10,271 posts)I was at a fundraiser for Planned Parenthood of the Gulf Coast night, oddly enough. We definitely have our work cut out for us here.
JoePhilly
(27,787 posts)Hulk
(6,699 posts)These people are insane. We should have allowed the South to secede. It was a HUGE mistake to continue to include them in the USA. I feel so very sorry for the progressives that have to live in that environment. It must be a living hell.
AndyTiedye
(23,500 posts)They'd still have slavery.
0rganism
(23,970 posts)n/t
cstanleytech
(26,319 posts)And by alot I mean the ones who go on with the Republican / Fox News party line about Obama and the democrats in general.
enlightenment
(8,830 posts)- all listed in that article - are not in "the South".
This is not a regional problem.
atreides1
(16,093 posts)What would have been left, would have been easier to manipulate and likely the Southern States would have become more compliant with the direction the country was headed in.
But, Lincoln did what he thought was best for the country, and paid for it with his life...
kestrel91316
(51,666 posts)they can't do this before 6 months.
randome
(34,845 posts)Forget about legislators passing bills they know will never see the light of day and tie up the courts with lawsuits.
uppityperson
(115,679 posts)Zoeisright
(8,339 posts)DIE? Those god damned repuke fuckers. They are so incredibly stupid and cruel. This violates the principles of medical ethics, although those assholes wouldn't know ethics if they were bitten in the ass by one.
SunSeeker
(51,695 posts)But alas, alter boys can't get pregnant, so the Pope has no use for abortion, and very Catholic Louisiana must tow the line.
BlueIris
(29,135 posts)It sickens me that these freaks enjoy the benefits of public office.