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…
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…
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…
Today, the United States Supreme Court upheld Indiana’s Fetal Remains law, reversing the judgment of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Louisiana’s 2016 Unborn Child Dignity Act (HB 815), authored by Rep. Julie Stokes and currently being defended in federal litigation by Attorney General Jeff Landry, is similar to the Indiana Fetal Remains law….
PULSE Leadership Institute July 8-12, 2019 Timothy Retreat Center 13862 Woodward Drive, Baker Register is ongoing for the 2019 PULSE Leadership Institute, set for July 8-12 near Baton Rouge at the Timothy Retreat Center in Baker! Click Here to Register PULSE Leadership Institute will be an exciting week for high school and college students to…