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Blanco signs abortion ban into law
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| Contributor | Brandonius Maximus |
| Last Edited | Brandonius Maximus Jun 18, 2006 07:19pm |
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| News Date | Monday, June 19, 2006 01:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | BATON ROUGE, La. — Gov. Kathleen Blanco signed a strict anti-abortion ban into law and a group supporting abortion rights condemned the move as an example of "misplaced priorities of politicians in Louisiana."
The ban has no immediate effect _ it will only take effect if the U.S. Constitution is amended to allow states to ban abortion or if the U.S. Supreme Court strikes down its own 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that provides for a right to abortion.
Blanco signed the measure on Saturday. Planned Parenthood of Louisiana issued a statement saying the new law "endangers women's health by criminalizing abortion at a time when the state is still recovering from Hurricane Katrina and scrambling to prepare for the start of the new hurricane season."
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