Louisiana Set To Criminalize Selling Abortion Pills By Mail, Close All Clinics And Imprison Abortion Providers

The Baton Rouge Advocate reports:

The Louisiana House approved two anti-abortion bills that restricts access to abortions in preparation for the expected U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade after nearly half a century.

One bill criminalizes selling abortion pills through the mail. The second measure would immediately close all abortion clinics, criminalize most pregnancy termination actions, and send physicians who perform the procedures to prison.

Both bills – Senate Bill 342 and Senate Bill 388 – were passed overwhelmingly by a Louisiana House that rarely has voted against an anti-abortion measure over the years.

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Photo: Sponsor Rep. Julie Emerson, who sits on the board of trustees for the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

The Louisiana House has passed one bill criminalizing selling abortion pills through the mail and a second that would close abortion clinics and send doctors who perform abortions to prison if Roe v. Wade is overturned.
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