abortion

Support for abortion rights in Louisiana grew over the last year, and a majority of people now say abortion should generally be legal, according to Louisiana State University’s annual statewide survey.

House Republicans voted down two bills that would have given physicians greater autonomy to care for pregnancy complications amid Louisiana’s near-total abortion ban, after opposition from Louisiana Right to Life in a committee hearing Tuesday.

Two bills to add rape and incest exceptions to Louisiana’s abortion ban failed in the state House Criminal Justice Committee on Wednesday.

A bill that would give up to $5 million in tax breaks for donations to anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers cleared the Senate finance committee on Monday.

Physicians and Gulf South advocates say much won’t change in their states — which have total abortion bans in place — whether mifepristone is banned or not.

A majority of likely voters in Louisiana support abortion rights and greater access to abortion than allowed under the state’s near-total ban, according to a new poll released Monday.

The nonprofit Mayday.Health organized the campaign to travel across 14 states with abortion bans.

PRCs, like Life Choices in Columbus, can help expecting mothers in several ways, but experts say they're not a substitute for actual health care.

The cost of an abortion has skyrocketed in the wake of Louisiana’s near-total abortion ban, costing many patients more than $2,000 and forcing them to travel 1,900 miles round trip, according to abortion rights groups.

Tax documents show energy company foundations financed the anti-abortion movement in the Gulf South for years. Now, they could get a tax break for that support.