'Right to birth control' bill stalls in Louisiana Legislature over anti-abortion concerns
Legislation enshrining a person’s right to use contraception into Louisiana law is in a holding pattern until a prominent anti-abortion group declares where it stands on the measure.
Rep. Delisha Boyd, D-New Orleans, voluntarily pushed consideration of her legislation, House Bill 395, until next week after lawmakers on the House Committee on Health and Welfare raised concerns Louisiana Right to Life, the state’s preeminent anti-abortion organization, might oppose the measure. The committee chose Wednesday to delay its vote on the legislation.
In an interview, Right to Life’s executive director, Benjamin Clapper, said his group is still mulling over the proposal and had not decided what position to take on it yet. Conservative legislators might fear getting crosswise with Clapper’s organization, which can mobilize blocks of voters to participate in elections.
Three other religious organizations – Louisiana Family Forum, Louisiana Catholic of Conference Bishops and the Louisiana Baptist Convention – oppose the legislation.
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