The following was a guest column from Louisiana State Rep. Julie Emerson (R), District 39 - Carencro
To quote Solicitor General Liz Murrill, there’s been a lot of “paint thrown at the wall” to challenge Louisiana’s Human Life Protection Act (Act 545 of 2022), which protects babies from abortion after the reversal of Roe v. Wade. I was a proud co-author of the bill and carried it on the House floor for Sen. Katrina Jackson, D-Monroe. Importantly, every female state senator and a majority of the female members of the House of Representatives voted in support of Act 545. Elective abortion is not health care, and unborn babies deserve a chance at life just like you and me.
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