Louisiana HB261 provides exceptions to abortion laws for pregnancies resulting from certain sex offenses.
Louisiana HB261 modifies existing abortion laws to include exceptions for pregnancies resulting from specific sex offenses. The bill defines "abortion" to exclude the termination of a pregnancy due to acts of rape, first-degree rape, second-degree rape, third-degree rape, sexual battery, felony carnal knowledge of a juvenile, molestation of a juvenile or a person with a physical or mental disability, and crime against nature. The law does not require a police report, forensic evidence from the pregnant individual, or a prosecution of the alleged offense to qualify for these exceptions.
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