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Love Life Amendment Wins Final Legislative Approval

Yesterday afternoon, the Louisiana Senate and Louisiana House of Representatives gave final approval to HB 425, the Love Life Amendment, by accepting the conference committee report. Among the conference committee report changes include placing the constitutional amendment on the Nov. 3, 2020 ballot instead of the Oct. 12, 2019 ballot. The Nov. 3, 2020 ballot…

HHS Ends Major Contract for Taxpayer-Funded Research with Body Parts of Aborted Babies

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced today it will not renew a major contract with the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) to fund research using the body parts of aborted babies. Last November, Trump Administration health officials met with national pro-life leaders, scientists and ethicists in hopes of resolving concerns…

Roe v Wade: Always Constitutionally Suspect

By Royal Alexander Shreveport Attorney In recent weeks several states, including Alabama, Mississippi, Ohio, Georgia and Louisiana, have passed new pro-life legislation. In this article I put aside the moral implications of abortion, which are myriad and profound, and focus on the Roe decision strictly as a matter of constitutional law. Recall first that the…

Gov. Edwards Signs Heartbeat Bill

Just one day after the Louisiana House approved SB 184, Gov. John Bel Edwards signed it into law. SB 184, a bill to protect unborn babies after a fetal heartbeat is detected, will be effective on the outcome of a federal court case centered on a similar law in Mississippi. Benjamin Clapper, Executive Director of…

Louisiana House Approves Heartbeat Bill

This afternoon, the Louisiana House approved SB 184, a bill to protect unborn babies after a fetal heartbeat is detected. The vote was 79-23. The House of Representatives debated numerous amendments, including on issues related to exceptions for rape and incest, but all amendments failed to pass. Benjamin Clapper, Executive Director of Louisiana Right to…