The Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana turned down an emergency application from abortion providers on Aug. 12, a move that allows the state’s abortion ban to continue.
States have been dealing with a blizzard of legal challenges brought by abortion activists and providers in light of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on June 24 that struck down the 49-year-old Roe v. Wade precedent and returned the regulation of abortion to the states.
Since 2006, Louisiana has had a so-called trigger law on the books that took effect when Roe v. Wade was overturned. The law, one of many abortion restrictions enacted in the state in recent years, prohibits abortions except when the pregnant woman’s life is in danger. Violations of the law count as felonies and can be punished with 10 years in prison and a $100,000 fine….