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House Bill 648, which bans gender-affirming care for transgender minors in Louisiana, was one of several laws that went into effect Jan. 1. House Bill 648 prohibits those under 18 in Louisiana ...
The law makes it a crime to possess them without a prescription or outside of professional medical practice, punishable by one to five years in prison and fines of up to $5,000. This makes it ...
Ten Commandments, abortion pills, castration: How Louisiana's new laws are pushing boundaries. Erik Ortiz. Updated June 22, 2024 at 12:44 PM. Andrew Nelles. In his first six months in office, ...
Abortion in Louisiana. Abortion in Louisiana is illegal as of August 1, 2022. [1][2] In 2022, Governor John Bel Edwards (D) signed a law criminalizing abortion providers. An earlier version of the bill had also sought to criminalize abortion seekers, but this was vehemently opposed by both opponents and advocates of abortion rights. [3]
Open carry of firearms in Louisiana is permitted without a permit, as long as the user is at least 18 years of age and legally able to possess a firearm under state and federal law. [6] Louisiana has state preemption of firearms laws. Government bodies other than the state may not sue firearms manufacturers, dealers, or trade associations for ...
In the aftermath of the Dobbs ruling, state legislation and court rulings determine most aspects of abortion access in the United States. The following sections outline the current status of abortion law in the various states and territories; references to weeks refer to the number of weeks since the pregnant individual's last menstrual period, or LMP, which is typically used as a measure of ...
August 1, 2024 at 6:08 PM. BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A slew of Louisiana legislation, including a first-of-its-kind law that allows judges to impose the punishment of surgical castration for ...
The Louisiana Law Institute also supported the bill. [45] A similar bill, introduced by Representative Mandie Landry , to repeal the constitutional language barring same-sex marriage failed in the House Committee on Civil Law and Procedure on a mostly party-line 5–8 vote in April 2024.