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Louisiana GOP Rejects Exceptions for Rape and Incest

May 12, 2023 · 1:33 pm ET · Leave a Comment

“Republican lawmakers in Louisiana rejected legislation Wednesday that would add exceptions in cases of rape and incest to one of the strictest abortion bans in the country,” the AP reports.

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