Nearly all abortions remain illegal in Louisiana after the Louisiana Supreme Court voted to keep the statewide ban in effect. The ban has no exceptions for rape or incest.
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Judges in Louisiana and Utah on Monday temporarily blocked "trigger" laws from taking effect as the legal battle on abortion shifted to the states following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to strike down Roe v. Wade.
When the high court’s conservative majority struck down Roe v. Wade on Friday, the Hope Medical Center for Women in Shreveport, Louisiana, was packed with patients seeking care.