A bill that would ban abortion after a heartbeat is detected passed the Louisiana House Wednesday with support from the state’s Democratic governor, who says he will buck his party’s official position and sign it into law.
The bill, SB 184, passed the House 79-23, less than a month after it sailed through the Senate, 31-5.
Unlike other states where abortion restrictions divide Republicans and Democrats, Louisiana’s bill has bipartisan support. A Democrat, state Sen. John Milkovich, is the sponsor. The Democratic governor, John Bel Edwards, was elected on a pro-life platform.
“In 2015, I ran for governor as a pro-life candidate after serving as a pro-life legislator for eight years,” Edwards said in a statement. “As governor, I have been true to my word and my beliefs on this issue. But it is also my sincere belief that being pro-life means more than just being pro-birth.”
The bill would make it unlawful to “knowingly perform an abortion with the specific intent of causing or abetting the termination of the life of an unborn human being when a fetal heartbeat has been detected.” It makes exceptions for the life or the mother and to “prevent a serious risk of the substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function.”
My statement on the passage of SB 184 following final passage by the Louisiana Legislature. #lalege
… Read More
Click here to read the rest of the story from our content source/partners – Christian Headlines.