Louisiana
For a Louisiana lawmaker, exempting incest and rape from the state's abortion ban is personal
Democratic state Rep. Delisha Boyd is fighting an uphill battle in her attempt to pass a bill that would exempt cases of rape and incest from Louisiana's near-total abortion ban.
Louisiana Democratic state Rep. Delisha Boyd looks out the window at her office May 3, 2024, in New Orleans. As Boyd faces an uphill battle in Louisiana, as she attempts to advance a bill that would add cases of rape and incest as exceptions to Louis... [4646 chars]