Gov. Edwards Pushes Abortion..

Join Us at the Capitol May 10th!

Hi Benjamin,

The Louisiana Legislature has convened, and disappointingly, in Gov. John Bel Edwards final address to legislators, he pushed them to open the door for abortion for women who are victims of rape and incest.

Clouded by semantics about faith and empathy, he dehumanized the unborn person, identifying the innocent child only as the "rapist's baby." This is disrespectful to our friends who were conceived in rape. Their dignity is no different from any of us. They are children of God and should be protected!

Shockingly, Gov. Edwards even said "abortion protects crime victims" when in fact abortion aids abusers by allowing them to eliminate the proof of their crime.

We know sexual assault is among the worst crimes against humanity. Victims need to be met with compassion and love. But abortion does not eradicate these horrible acts, and only further trauma for victims while also ending the life of an innocent baby. Learn more about loving both the victim of rape and their precious baby.

Pro-abortion groups want us to be silent in the face of this emotionally-charged issue. But we know that opening the door to abortions in these cases will only lead to further attempts to allow more abortions in the future.

The two bills he supports, HB 346 and HB 549, are slated to be heard in the House Criminal Justice Committee as early as next week. We need to stop them!

ACTION NEEDED!

You can help by contacting members of the House Criminal Justice Committee and urging them to VOTE NO to HB 346, HB 549, and HB 522. HB 522 would effectively gut our pro-life laws by removing all criminal penalties for those performing or selling abortion.

Join Us at the Capitol!

You can also help by coming to the State Capitol in-person on "Pro-Life Day at the Capitol" on Wednesday May 10th! Our Pro-Life RV will be on site and you can visit your legislators to encourage them to vote pro-life. Click here for more details and to let us know if you are coming!

Help Us Advance Adoption in Louisiana!

Tomorrow, the House Ways and Means Committee will consider a very important pro-life adoption bill that will help alleviate the costs for families seeking to adopt a child in Louisiana.

HB 443, the Adoption Tax Credit Act, provides a $5,000 tax credit for a family adopting a child.

In Louisiana, in 2022, there were only 119 infant adoptions and 700 adoptions from foster-care indicating that adoption needs our help. Both of these bills would provide financial support for couples seeking to adopt a child.

Please utilize the button below to contact members of the Ways and Means Committee today to show your love for adoption!

For a Pro-Life Louisiana,

Benjamin Clapper

Executive Director

Louisiana Right to Life

P.S. In just a few weeks, get your bowties and hats ready for our Bowties for Babies Soiree in Baton Rouge! Get your tickets now!

This summer, our Pulse Leadership Institute (PLI) will be held outside Baton Rouge from July 10-14. This is an awesome program to train teens to be pro-life leaders led by amazing leaders and speakers, including abortion survivor Melissa Ohden. Please urge your students to sign up or and attend one of the upcoming Pulse Immersion days in Greater New Orleans and Lake Charles.

• Northshore Pulse: Saturday April 29th at St. Scholastica Academy in Covington.
• Lake Charles Pulse: Saturday May 13th at the West Cal Event Center in Sulphur.

Visit www.ProLifePulseLA.com to get more information and register! Please help us by promoting these great events and have your students sign up today!

Unfortunately, the U.S. Supreme Court has temporarily lifted abortion-pill restrictions for states where the dangerous RU-486 regimen is available. The plaintiffs in the case, Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine and Alliance Defending Freedom, have until noon on Tuesday to file a response.

At the expense of moms and babies, the Food and Drug Administration fast-tracked this drug by ignoring its own rules and science for their own benefit. We are hopeful that they will be held accountable in future legal proceedings. Importantly, in Louisiana, because of our strong pro-life laws, these pills cannot be distributed at all, saving countless lives from abortion!

The Black Advocates for Life team partnered with Pro-Black Pro-Life organization for a Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Tour at Southern University’s campus in Baton Rouge.

Our LA Pulse Team is on TikTok! We know that social media is a way to reach young people with the pro-life message! Please follow our youth on Tik Tok at @louisianapulse.

Sarah Zagorski, our Communication Director, talked about the trauma of abortion after rape with KPEL TV. "We just think this is a step back for Louisiana if these bills were to move forward."

Join us on Wednesday, May 10th for Pro-Life Day at the Capitol! We will be meeting with legislators and encouraging them to protect every life from abortion! We will also be bringing our Keep LA Pro-Life RV.