LA anti-abortion bill awaits Bobby Jindal's signature, likely to shutter most clinics

[MountainLaurel]

In case anyone is curious, after this bill is signed, there will be only 5 clinics providing abortions for more than 22 million Americans across the Gulf South. Between this bill and other legislation this session, Louisiana is about to enter a dark age for women, gays, atheists, and anyone who isn't a conservative white male.

A bill that could result in the shuttering of up to four of Louisiana's five abortion clinics overwhelmingly received full passage from the Louisiana Legislature Wednesday (May 21), and Gov. Bobby Jindal has indicated he will sign it into law.

The legislation is, in part, based on a similar measure passed in Texas last year and led to the closing of several abortion clinics in that state. In its last legislative hurdle, the House concurred an amendment on Wednesday (May 21) that was added to the bill on the Senate side. The bill's sponsor, Rep. Katrina Jackson, D-Monroe, asked for final passage of the bill to much fanfare, as dozens of lawmakers who signed on as "co-authors" swarmed the podium to stand behind her.

The House voted 88-5 to send the bill to Jindal's desk. Jindal, who included the legislation in a package of bills he officially backed, tweeted from his official Twitter account about an hour after the bill passed that he would sign it.

http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/05/louisiana_abortion_restriction.html

[GeorgeGist]

1. Katrina Jackson, D-Monroe isn't a conservative white male.

[MountainLaurel]

2. She's certainly not

But of course she won't bear the brunt of the law.

[Keefer]

3. Something doesn't make sense

Before the article starts, you say that after passage, there will be only five clinics. The article says that after passage, there will be only one clinic. ???

[Mike Daniels]

4. I read it as 1 clinic in Louisiana and only 5 serving the entire Gulf area will be left open

n/t

[Keefer]

7. AHA!

I stand corrected. TY

[MountainLaurel]

8. One in Louisiana, 5 across the Gulf state

There are maybe 3 left in Texas, and 1 in Mississippi or Alabama

[MountainLaurel]

9. Here's another article that goes further into detail

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/22/us/politics/new-bill-spreads-abortion-limits-in-south.html?_r=0

[Jefferson23]

5. Unacceptable, it is outrageous the Republicans have accomplished further erosion of

women's rights. grrr, when are Republican voters going to wise up and stop this? They have daughters,
sisters, wives...this is insane.

[shenmue]

6. And women will die from ectopic pregnancies

Which cause hemorrhaging.

Good Lord. Theocratic bastards.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

10. Boy, Republicans sure LOVE regulation!

When it comes to abortion clinics (and marriage) that is.

[bullwinkle428]

11. 88-5 vote in the state legislature. That's a significant number of Democrats

voting for this shit, in addition to all of the Repukes