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A core element of the mission of Louisiana Right to Life is to be the pro-life voice at the Louisiana Capitol. Every week during the Legislative Session, Louisiana Right to Life is active at the State Capitol working to pass pro-life legislation and defeat anti-life legislation.
The 2026 Legislative Session will run from March 9th to June 1st.
We have listed some of our key legislation below, along with our tracking system that shows the legislation we are supporting, opposing, and monitoring.
The Signs of Hope Act raises awareness in public college and high school health clinics about the public and private assistance available to pregnant and parenting mothers and their children. The Act requires that a sign (example design on the right) reading “Pregnant? Help Is Available for You and Your Baby!” be posted in all college and high school student health clinics. Louisiana has an abundance of resources available to pregnant and parenting mothers and children. We want expecting mothers to know about these tremendous resources that can assist them and their baby.
The Safe Haven Awareness in Schools Act requires public high schools and
middle schools to post signage on the backs of bathroom stalls educating students on the Safe Haven Law. This bill aims to inform teens facing an unexpected pregnancy that help is available to them. This bill comes after a newborn was found dead at the home of a 14 year old mother in Livingston Parish. Had the mother taken advantage of the Safe Haven Law and called 911, law enforcement could have saved the life of this baby. It is our hope that this bill could save the life of a future baby who would otherwise be in danger.
HB 288 will require that such terms such as “spontaneous abortion” when referring to a miscarriage include the term “miscarriage” in medical documentation. Many women, after suffering the loss of a miscarriage, report emotional distress following seeing the term “abortion” in medical charts or billing records.
As we do every year, Louisiana Right to Life will work to ensure state funding is present for pregnancy help centers.
Organ transplantation can save lives and is widely regarded as a generous act of charity. But a truly pro-life system must ensure that the dignity and protection of the donor is never compromised. SB 311 and SB 252 are Louisiana’s transplant reform bills that strengthen ethical safeguards while preserving the life-saving benefits of organ donation. These reforms ensure that donation happens only after death, with real consent and full transparency.
HB 611 would unnecessarily force pregnancy resource centers to be licensed by the Louisiana Department of Health even though pregnancy centers must already operate under the standing orders of a licensed Louisiana physician. HB 611 would harm the critical life-saving work of pregnancy help centers.
Louisiana Right to Life believes that every person deserves the equal chance at life and that every mother should be helped. HB 261 legalizes abortion in cases of rape and incest. Louisiana Right to Life opposes this legislation because every person deserves the same protection under the law, no matter the nature of their conception. Rape and incest are horrible crimes, and law enforcement and the criminal justice system should work to hold those accountable who violate women. At the same time, we cannot kill a child because of the sins of his or her father. HB 261, if passed, would not require any police report or other evidence that the rape took place.
