{"id":183390,"date":"2018-05-30T16:29:51","date_gmt":"2018-05-30T20:29:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=183390"},"modified":"2018-05-30T22:18:18","modified_gmt":"2018-05-31T02:18:18","slug":"louisiana-governor-bans-abortions-15-weeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/louisiana-governor-bans-abortions-15-weeks\/","title":{"rendered":"Great news: Louisiana governor signs law banning abortions after 15 weeks"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In March, Mississippi banned abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy<\/a>. Not long afterwards, Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards was asked if he would sign a similar bill in his state, and said that if the bill made it to his desk, he would sign it<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Edwards is a man of his word: on Wednesday, he signed the bill<\/a> as promised, banning abortion<\/a> after 15 weeks in Louisiana.<\/p>\n

The bill, introduced by Democratic Sen. John Milkovich, would impose a prison sentence of up to two years on the abortionist who commits the abortion. The new law in Louisiana is stricter than the one in Mississippi, however; it bans abortions from 15 weeks after conception<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“The farther along the pregnancies, the more risks to the mother and the more tortuous it is for the babies,” Milkovich said. “They are small, but they are babies, and they are being killed.”<\/p>\n

READ: Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards signs dismemberment abortion ban into law<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

There is currently an amendment in place meant to address potential legal concerns about the bill. A judge blocked the Mississippi law, and Louisiana’s law will not take effect unless and until Mississippi’s law is held up in court. Louisiana lawmakers also requested that Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry file a brief in federal court in support of Mississippi’s ban.<\/p>\n

After 15 weeks, the most likely abortion procedure used is a dilation and evacuation, or D&E dismemberment abortion. This is a violent procedure that takes place over several days, and it is explained by former abortionist Dr. Anthony Levatino in the video below. The abortionist begins by inserting laminaria to dilate the mother’s cervix, which takes 24 to 48 hours. The abortionist then uses metal dilators and a speculum to widen her cervix further. He then empties the mother’s uterus of amniotic fluid before using a sopher clamp to tear the preborn baby apart, limb from torso. There is emerging evidence that preborn babies can feel pain<\/a> as this is taking place.<\/p>\n