A legislative committee in the Louisiana House of Representatives has advanced a bill that would expose a person to homicide charges if they receive an abortion in the state.
, and would only allow abortion to occur in order to save a person’s life. The bill also makes an exception for punishment against a person who has an abortion if they were coerced or forced into having one by another individual., titled “The Abolition of Abortion in Louisiana Act,” justifies the banning of abortion, in part, by citing religious beliefs, and states that criminalizing the act is necessary to preserve “the sanctity of human life, created in the image of God.
The bill also claims that it cannot be stricken down by any future law established by the federal government, through a Supreme Court ruling or an act from Congress, defying the basic tenets of constitutional hierarchy. If passed, it’s possible that a person who has an abortion in Louisiana could be charged with murder, and subsequently punished with imprisonment., the bill has other glaring problems, opponents of the measure said — including creating additional obstacles for individuals that are seeking to become parents but who are facing fertility issues.
Some forms of birth control could also be outlawed under the bill, as certain medications are designed not only to prevent fertilization but to also stop a fertilized egg from implanting inside a uterus.— it is when implantation happens that a fertilized egg is able to start developing. The bill is unique for other reasons as well. It contradicts a long-standing Republican talking point on abortion — that planned punishments for the procedure, should they be allowed after“Republicans told us for years that they would never punish women who get abortions,” noted Mark Joseph Stern, senior writer for
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