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Louisiana Supreme Court Rejects Challenge, Allows Abortion Ban to Remain in Effect

Louisiana Supreme Court Rejects Challenge, Allows Abortion Ban to Remain in Effect
Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry at a press conference at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 22, 2020. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
Matthew Vadum
Matthew Vadum
8/12/2022|Updated: 8/16/2022
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The Supreme Court of Louisiana rejected 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 since the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on June 24 that struck down the nearly five-decade Roe v. Wade precedent and returned the regulation of abortion to the states.

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