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Political Info and Laws in Brief
Executives
* Governor Bobby Jindal (R) is anti-choice.
Legislature
* The Louisiana House is anti-choice. * The Louisiana Senate is anti-choice.
ANTI-CHOICE LAWS Abortion Bans
Louisiana bans a safe abortion procedure, has an unconstitutional and unenforceable near-total criminal ban on abortion, and has a near-total criminal ban on abortion that will take effect if Roe v. Wade is overturned. Details » Biased Counseling & Mandatory Delay
Louisiana law subjects women seeking abortion services to biased-counseling requirements and mandatory delays. Details » Counseling Ban/Gag Rule
Louisiana prohibits certain state employees and organizations receiving state funds from referring for abortion services. Details » Other Anti-Choice Law
Louisiana law includes a strongly anti-choice policy statement. Details » Public Facilities Restriction
Louisiana prohibits the use of public facilities for abortion services. Details » Refusal to Provide Medical Services
Louisiana allows certain individuals or entities to refuse to provide women specific reproductive-health services, information, or referrals. Details » Restrictions on Low-Income Women's Access to Abortion
Louisiana restricts low-income women's access to abortion. Details » Restrictions on Young Women's Access to Abortion
Louisiana law restricts young women's access to abortion services by mandating parental consent. Details » Spousal Consent
Louisiana has an unconstitutional and unenforceable law mandating spousal consent before a married woman may obtain abortion care. Details » Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers (TRAP)
Louisiana subjects abortion providers to burdensome restrictions not applied to other medical professionals. Details » PRO-CHOICE LAWS Low-Income Women's Access to Family Planning
Louisiana provides certain low-income women increased coverage for Medicaid-funded family-planning services. Details » OTHER RELEVANT LAWS Post-Viability Abortion Restriction
Louisiana restricts post-viability abortion.
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