Louisiana Abortion Providers Denied Redo in Trigger Ban Suit

Abortion is banned for now in Louisiana, with limited exceptions, following a state appeals court order leaving in place an August decision that revived the state’s criminal abortion laws.

The Louisiana Court of Appeals, First District, denied June Medical Services LLC’s application for a rehearing in a suit dating back to June 2022, just after the US Supreme Court declared that there’s no federal constitutional right to abortion.

The top court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization overturning Roe v. Wade “triggered” Louisiana’s statutory system, which permits abortions only to save the life of the pregnant person or ...