Louisiana
Status of Abortion:
Legal
for the mother.
Illegal
for abortionists.
Upon the overturn of Roe, Louisiana began to enforce the State’s trigger law which threatens abortionists with up to 10 years in prison and a $100,000 fine for performing an abortion. The law specifies that “This penalty shall not apply to the female who has an abortion,” effectively legalizing self-managed abortion in the state.
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Attorney General:
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President of the Senate:
The Louisiana Legislature meets every year from April to June.
Upcoming Deadlines:
Deadlines will be posted as they become available.
Abolition History:
State Rep. Danny McCormick filed the first bill to completely abolish abortion in Louisiana in 2022. The bill passed committee on a 7-2 vote, at which point the national pro-life groups got involved to oppose the bill. Nearly all of the pro-life legislators who voted for the bill in committee switched their vote on the House floor and opposed it.