{"id":93105,"date":"2016-04-21T13:43:09","date_gmt":"2016-04-21T17:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"\/news\/?p=93105"},"modified":"2016-04-21T13:43:09","modified_gmt":"2016-04-21T17:43:09","slug":"dismemberment-abortion-ban-clear-louisiana-house-committee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/dismemberment-abortion-ban-clear-louisiana-house-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"Dismemberment abortion ban clears Louisiana House committee"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On Wednesday, the Louisiana House Health and Welfare Committee approved a bill<\/a> that would ban D&E abortions, also known as dismemberment abortions.<\/p>\n

State Rep. Mike Johnson, the bill’s author, describes the dismemberment abortion as “barbaric.”\u00a0Opponents of the ban claim that it will likely face challenges in court, as it would “limit women’s access to abortion,” leaving them with “fewer options to end their pregnancies legally after the 12th to 14th week.” But Johnson\u00a0countered critics of the bill by\u00a0arguing that the bill is constitutional, and that even some current Supreme Court justices who are staunchly pro-abortion have spoken against dismemberment abortions.<\/p>\n

During a dismemberment abortion, the abortionist pulls apart the baby with a clamp, extracting the remains piece by piece, according to former abortionist Dr. Anthony Levatino:<\/p>\n