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Shop NowThe Louisiana Supreme Court denied an appeal from those challenging the state’s abortion ban after the United States Supreme Court ruled that abortion laws were for the individual states to decide. Louisiana’s Supreme Court denial will allow the ban to remain in effect.
According to a statement from Pro-Life Louisiana, the appeal was filed by the Center for Reproductive Rights on behalf of June Medical Services, an organization that operates Hope Medical Group for Women, an abortion provider located in Shreveport.
“We are thankful that babies in Louisiana will continue to be protected from abortion while the abortion industry’s frivolous lawsuit plays out in court,” Benjamin Clapper, the Executive Director of Louisiana Right to Life, said. “Their lawsuit is disrespectful to our citizens and legislators who have made it clear for decades that we value life in the womb. ”
Due to this recent ruling Louisiana’s three abortion clinics will not be allowed to continue operations so long as they perform abortions. The denial hit pro-choice advocates hard.
“While it is disappointing that four of the seven justices, without any written explanation, issued a ruling that will effectively deny critical care to women throughout Louisiana, the litigation continues and we are confident we can affect (sic) meaningful change,” according to the Associated Press Joanna Wright, attorney for the plaintiff’s, said in a statement after the ruling.
The denial was celebrated by Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry, a defendant in the case, who promised in a tweet to “continue fighting to end this legal circus.”
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Louisiana’s abortion “trigger law “does not provide an exception for rape or incest but includes exceptions for medical emergencies threatening the mother’s life. The law took a tumultuous journey through state courts before going into effect due to its controversial rape and incest clauses.
In June the U.S. Supreme Court ended federal protections for abortion rights, allowing abortion laws to be passed by the states. Louisiana abortion clinics sued to continue their operations, arguing the law was vague and violated the state constitution.
On June 17 a liberal New Orleans judge blocked the law from taking effect, but when transferred the case was transferred to a judge in Baton Rouge, the law went back into effect on July 8.
State Judge Donald Johnson blocked enforcement of the abortion ban on July 21, while the case was processed in court. Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry appealed Johnson’s ruling, winning in the appeals court and putting the law back on the books.
