By Dr. Kathy Allen State Director, Louisiana Black Advocates for Life Raising and caring for a child with special needs means embracing a lifestyle in which there is a constant stream of “new” things. When my child was born I joined a special “members only” club. I became the parent of a child with Down…

On Monday afternoon, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals allowed temporary enforcement of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s order stopping elective procedures, including abortions, pending appeal. Per the order, any abortion “not medically necessary to preserve the life or health” of the patient must be halted as part of the state’s directive suspending “non-essential” medical…

There were 8,144 abortions in Louisiana in 2019, according to preliminary figures provided recently to Louisiana Right to Life by the Louisiana Department of Health. This is less than a 1 percent increase in the number of abortions from 2018, when 8,097 abortions were reported. Despite the slight increase in the numbers from 2018 to…

COVID-19 has forced cancellation of one PULSE Weekend Immersion and several school and youth group visits, but Louisiana Right to Life’s Youth Programs staff has put a plan together so students won’t miss out on their pro-life discussions. Beginning this Saturday, April 4, and on the following three Saturdays, PULSE Weekend Immersion is going online!…

NEW ORLEANS – Since last Tuesday, the state’s largest abortion facility, June Medical Services (dba Hope Medical Group for Women) located in Shreveport, has been openly defying orders issued by the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) to postpone all medical and surgical procedures unless the procedures are to treat an “emergency medical condition,” as defined…