# Louisiana Republicans advance bill to make abortion a crime of murder

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/louisiana-republicans-advance-bill-to-make-abortion-a-crime-of-murder/
- Published: 2022-05-09T09:30:32-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo caption: The Republican House minority whip, Steve Scalise, speaks to anti-abortion activists outside the US supreme court in Washington DC on 1 December 2021. Photo credit: Rex / Shutterstock. Article by Martin Pengelly. The Guardian – May 5, 2022. Since supreme court draft ruling was published, Democrats have warned of a likely torrent of challenges to established rights Republicans in Louisiana have advanced a bill to make abortion a crime of murder, as a draft decision that would end abortion rights continues to spark nationwide protests and police in Washington raised “non-scalable” fences around the supreme court. […] Click here to view original web page at www.theguardian.com