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    Abortion rights and the 2024 election; How might Louisiana be affected?

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    As of 2022, abortion rights and abortion laws are no longer supported at the federal level; instead, abortion rights and determined by law state legislatures.

    When the Supreme Court reversed Roe v. wade In 2022, Louisiana quickly implemented a trigger ban that completely bans abortion at all stages of pregnancy.

    This trigger ban also included civil and criminal penalties related to abortion.

    Abortion laws in Louisiana

    Abortion is currently illegal in the state Louisiana and there is a few exceptions to abortion lawsIn fact, the state’s constitution expressly excludes the right to abortion.

    After his overthrow Roe v. wadeand after the state’s trigger ban, Louisiana has not yet repealed other abortion-related laws.

    State law continues to prohibit medication abortionprocedures to remove the fetus or uterine contents, as well as abortions due to disability after the 26th week of pregnancy.

    Moreover, the state still requires by law that pregnant individuals seeking abortion care be subject to a mandatory 72-hour waiting period, prejudicial counseling, and ultrasound.

    Moreover, these abortion laws prohibit public financing and private insurance coverage. State law also requires a parent, legal guardian, or district judge to consent to an abortion for a minor.

    Louisiana state law does not contain clear constitutional or legal protections for abortion, according to the Center for Reproductive Rights.

    In fact, according to the Center for Reproductive Rights, Louisiana voters approved an amendment to the state constitution in 2020 that stated the constitution does not protect abortion or require funding for abortion care.

    What is the outlook for abortion rights and laws in Louisiana?

    During this year’s Presidential Election campaign season, both candidates voiced their positions on abortion rights.

    Democratic candidate Kamala Harris He encouraged Democratic voters to eliminate the Senate’s legislative filibuster to pass a bill that would restore abortion protections nationwide.

    Republican candidate Donald Trump will nominate three of the Supreme Court Justices who voted in favor of overturning Roe v. in 2022. He credits himself with overturning the Wade case.

    Trump’s stance on abortion has varied in the past. Trump has sometimes been in favor of a complete ban on abortion, and sometimes in favor of banning abortion at the federal level.

    For example, Trump said at the Danbury Institute’s Inaugural Life and Liberty Forum that abortion should be “completely eliminated.” Then, a few months later, he said in a social media post that he would veto nationwide abortion restrictions.

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