11:30 LRN Newscast June 27

The co-founder of Lift Louisiana, an advocacy group for the health and wellbeing of women, says the reversal of Roe vs Wade will heavily impact those who don’t have the means to travel to states that permit abortions. And Michelle Erenberg says state lawmakers have done nothing to assist those individuals either.
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Governor Edwards has signed House Bill 450 into law, which will allow adopted people obtain copies of their original birth certificates once they reach the age of 24….

Cut 13 (09) “…1977.”
Rosepine Representative Charles Owen’s bill passed the House and Senate overwhelmingly after extensive discussion.

Walmart employees who receive medical coverage in Louisiana now have access to doula services. Doula Program Lead for Walmart Nancy Jester says doulas provide continuous emotional, physical, and informational support to mothers before, during, and after childbirth and the mothers who have used the program give it positive reviews.

Cut 8 (10)  “…their outcome.”

Lt. Governor Bill Nungesser is in Alaska for the annual meeting of the Aerospace States Association. He says they’ll discuss workforce development, public-private partnerships in aerospace and optimal uses of aerospace facilities, and how they can be applied to other endeavors…:

Cut  11 (11)  “…in their states.” 

The conference runs through Wednesday.