Abortion Law

Lawmakers have tried and failed several times to pass the ballot initiative process. During 2022 and 2023, the House and Senate disagreed on the details.

Louisiana's current law, which was enacted after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade last summer, bans nearly all abortions in the state.

Plaintiffs argue that the law’s provisions are contradictory and unconstitutionally vague.

A proposal to ban abortions in Louisiana as early as the sixth week of pregnancy continued to speed through the state legislature Wednesday, a day after…

A Louisiana abortion clinic is asking the Supreme Court to strike down regulations that could leave the state with just one clinic.A divided high court…