abortion

Presidential hopefuls and delegates from all 50 states will be in the Crescent City for the convention that begins today.

The trial has been scheduled for six days, starting Monday and ending next Monday.

The lawmakers said that would put unfair pressure on women who often feel shame or fear retaliation if they report those assaults.

Similar laws are in effect in North Dakota, Ohio and Texas.

Vitter will knock on doors in Baton Rouge Saturday morning with representatives of the national anti-abortion group, the Susan B. Anthony List.

The law requires abortion doctors to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals.

The suit calls for an immediate injunction against the law, which takes effect Sept. 1.

Monroe Rep. Katrina Jackson said her legislation is about the safety of Louisiana's women.

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Our Wingin' It panelists discuss Rep. Katrina Jackson's proposed law that would restrict abortions in Louisiana.

The bill sailed through the House with an 85-6 vote Monday and little discussion. It heads next to the Senate for debate.

Critics say that would shut down three of Louisiana's five abortion clinics, leaving two in the Shreveport area.

This woman, Cecile Richards is about one pecan praline short of being a box of chocolates.

Louisiana's Department of Health and Hospitals will hold a public hearing Feb. 4 about new abortion regulations one attorney said are aimed to shutter the state's five abortion clinics.

State officials and clinic employees say patients and staff feel safer with the restriction.

Supporters say patients should be able to enter without being impeded or harassed.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday declined for now to jump back into the long-running legal fight over abortion, but a flood of new state restrictions has increased the chances that the issue soon will be back before the justices...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that new abortion restrictions passed by the Texas Legislature are unconstitutional and should not take effect as planned on Tuesday. District Judge Lee Yeakel issued his decision Monday following a three-day trial over whether the state can restrict when, where and how women obtain abortions in Texas...

Recently Senator Landrieu said 'there are a few small glitches in Obamacare'.

Republicans in the Texas Legislature passed an omnibus abortion bill that is one of the most restrictive in the nation, but Democrats vowed Saturday to fight both in the courts and the ballot box as they used the measure to rally their supporters.