Louisiana lawmakers advanced a bill out of committee Wednesday that could make having an abortion grounds to be charged with homicide
passed the Louisiana House Appropriations Committee in a 7-2 vote and will now go to the full House for debate.the human personhood of an unborn child” starting at the “moment of fertilization” and grants embryos and fetuses the same rights under law as human beings out of the womb.The legislation would take effect immediately even if federal abortion rights are still in place and the Supreme Court hasn’t overturned Roe v.
The legislation is likely to get tied up in court if it gets enacted into law, as even proponents of the bill acknowledged Wednesday it may violate the Constitution.out during the hearing Wednesday the bill could stretch far past abortion and punish those who participate in in vitro fertilization, as not all eggs fertilized during IVF may be successful in terms of bringing about a pregnancy, meaning some would be “killed” as defined by HB813.
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