Louisiana Lawmakers Pass Bill to Punish Those Who Poison Pregnant Women With Abortion Drugs – By Jeff Charles (Red State) / May 24, 2024
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The Louisiana State House on Tuesday passed a bill that would punish those who poison pregnant women with abortion drugs without their consent. Once the bill, titled “The Catherine and Josephine Herring Act,” passes in the Senate and is signed into law by Gov. Jeff Landry, it could offer more protections for women.
State Sen. Thomas Pressly, one of the bill’s sponsors, named it after his sister, whose daughter was nearly killed by her father, who poisoned Catherine in an attempt to induce an abortion, according to a press release.
“There was no ‘choice’ involved when my husband slipped abortion drugs into my drinks seven times,” said Catherine Herring. “I suffered serious side effects from the drugs that almost took my daughter’s life. As a survivor of domestic violence, I’m grateful for Louisiana’s willingness to protect women and children from those who intend to harm them with abortion drugs.”
The attempted killing was reported in February when Mason Herring pleaded guilty to injury to a child and assault of a pregnant person and was sentenced to 180 days behind bars
