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For a Louisiana lawmaker, exempting incest and rape from the state's abortion ban is personal

Louisiana Rep. Delisha Boyd is advocating to exempt pregnancies from rape and incest from Louisiana's strict abortion ban, citing personal reasons.
Boyd revealed her mother's experience of statutory rape at 15, leading her to believe her mother died young due to her birth.
Despite facing opposition in Louisiana's conservative landscape, Boyd persists in her efforts to modify abortion laws to include exceptions for rape and incest cases.

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Louisiana lawmakers reject adding exceptions of rape and incest to abortion ban

Despite pleas from Democrats and gut-wrenching testimony from doctors and rape survivors, a GOP-controlled legislative committee rejected a bill that would have added cases of rape and incest as exceptions to Louisiana’s abortion ban

12 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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For a Louisiana lawmaker, exempting incest and rape from the state's abortion ban is personal

Democratic state Rep. Delisha Boyd is fighting an uphill battle in her attempt to pass a bill that would exempt cases of rape and incest from Louisiana's near-total abortion ban.

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For a Louisiana lawmaker, exempting incest and rape from the state's abortion ban is personal

Democratic state Rep. Delisha Boyd is fighting an uphill battle in her attempt to pass a bill that would exempt cases of rape and incest from Louisiana's near-total abortion ban

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For a Louisiana lawmaker, exempting incest and rape from the state's abortion ban is personal

By SARA CLINE Associated Press Democratic state Rep. Delisha Boyd is fighting an uphill battle in her attempt to pass a bill that would exempt cases of rape and incest from Louisiana’s near-total abortion ban. In the hopes of improving its chances in the GOP-dominated Legislature, the New Orleans lawmaker has shared the story of her own mother, who was the victim of a statutory rape when she was 15 and later gave birth to Boyd. Abortion ban prop…

13 days ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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For a Louisiana lawmaker, exempting incest and rape from the state's abortion ban is personal

13 days ago·Idaho Falls, United States

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Louisiana lawmakers reject adding exceptions of rape and incest to abortion ban

By SARA CLINE Associated Press Despite pleas from Democrats and gut-wrenching testimony from doctors and rape survivors, a GOP-controlled legislative committee rejected a bill that would have added cases of rape and incest as exceptions to Louisiana’s abortion ban. In the reliably red state, which is firmly ensconced in the Bible Belt and where even some Democrats oppose abortions, adding exceptions to Louisiana’s strict law has been an ongoing …

12 days ago·Panama City, United States

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For a Louisiana lawmaker, exempting incest and rape from the state's abortion ban is personal

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Louisiana lawmakers reject adding exceptions of rape and incest to abortion ban

Louisiana lawmakers reject adding exceptions of rape and incest to abortion ban

For a Louisiana lawmaker, exempting incest and rape from the state's abortion ban is personal

For a Louisiana lawmaker, exempting incest and rape from the state's abortion ban is personal

For a Louisiana lawmaker, exempting incest and rape from the state's abortion ban is personal

For a Louisiana lawmaker, exempting incest and rape from the state's abortion ban is personal

For a Louisiana lawmaker, exempting incest and rape from the state's abortion ban is personal

For a Louisiana lawmaker, exempting incest and rape from the state's abortion ban is personal

For a Louisiana lawmaker, exempting incest and rape from the state's abortion ban is personal

For a Louisiana lawmaker, exempting incest and rape from the state's abortion ban is personal

Louisiana lawmakers reject adding exceptions of rape and incest to abortion ban

Louisiana lawmakers reject adding exceptions of rape and incest to abortion ban

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