15-week abortion ban squeaks through House criminal justice committee
 

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After hearing emotionally charged testimony that pitted an all-male group of bill supporters against an all-female group of abortion rights proponents, the Louisiana House Administration of Criminal Justice Committee voted 9-8 Tuesday to advance a controversial ban on abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy to the House floor.

Senate Bill 181 by state Sen. John Milkovich, D-Shreveport, matches a recently passed law currently undergoing legal challenges in Mississippi. The local bill would go into effect after the Fifth Circuit court rules on Mississippi's ban.?