UPDATE: The Louisiana House has passed the law that bans abortions after a fetal heartbeat detected. The bill now goes to the governor, who is expected to sign it into law, per KSLA-TV.
The Louisiana House of Representatives has rejects an amendment to a “heartbeat” abortion bill that would have given exceptions to the abortion ban.
The bill, which will be voted on next, bans abortions after a heartbeat is detected. The proposed amendment would have given exceptions to this ban for victims of rape or incest.
The final vote was 35-67.
Vote was 35-67 against the amendment #lalege #lagov
— Blane Skiles (@BlaneSkiles) May 29, 2019
