Louisiana Republicans advance bill to make abortion a crime of murder – By Martin Pengelly (The Guardian) / May 5, 2022
Since supreme court draft ruling was published, Democrats have warned of a likely torrent of challenges to established rights
Republicans in Louisiana have advanced a bill to make abortion a crime of murder, as a draft decision that would end abortion rights continues to spark nationwide protests and police in Washington raised “non-scalable” fences around the supreme court.
Supporters admitted the bill, under which a woman terminating a pregnancy or anyone assisting her could be charged, was unconstitutional – as long as Roe v Wade was law.
The supreme court is expected to formally overturn Roe v Wade, the 1973 case which established the right to abortion, in June.
Danny McCormick, the state representative behind the Louisiana bill, said: “We can’t wait on the supreme court.”
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