A measure to outlaw the mailing of abortion-inducing drugs has passed the Louisiana legislature, heading to Gov. John Bel Edwards for consideration.
Edwards is a Democrat who has previously signed pro-life bills into law. If signed, the bill would become law on Aug. 1.
The bill S.B. 388 (pdf) by state Sen. Sharon Hewitt underwent amendments in the House before being approved 31–1 by the state’s Senate on Friday.
The measure makes it a crime for someone to knowingly cause an abortion by “delivering, dispensing, distributing, or providing a pregnant woman with an abortion-inducing drug” if the person is not a doctor licensed under state law to administer the drug to the woman….