Louisiana lawmaker scraps bill to decriminalize prostitution
MELINDA DESLATTE, Associated Press
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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Facing opposition from her colleagues, a New Orleans lawmaker Tuesday shelved her proposal to decriminalize prostitution across the state, ending the debate for the legislative session.
The House criminal justice committee was poised to reject Rep. Mandie Landry s bill to repeal about a dozen prostitution-related offenses, so Landry voluntarily scrapped the measure before the vote.
Across a three-hour hearing, supporters said the state should not be meddling in the sexual activities of adults who engage in their behavior by choice and the change would reduce unnecessary incarceration. But opponents raised moral objections and said the legislation could lead to increased human trafficking.
Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon Signs Bill Protecting Infants Surviving Abortion
9 Apr 2021
Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon (R) signed into law Wednesday a bill that mandates infants who survive an abortion receive the same medical treatment as any other infant born alive.
Senate File 34, known as “Born alive infant-means of care,” states:
The commonly accepted means of care that would be rendered to any other infant born alive shall be employed in the treatment of any viable infant aborted alive. Any physician performing an abortion shall take medically appropriate and reasonable steps to preserve the life and health of an infant born alive.