A bill to charge a woman who has an abortion with murder in Louisiana meets its likely demise. After the capitol was evacuated due to a suspicious package, the bill was amended to remove the criminal charges against the mother. The bill was pulled from the calendar by bill author, Oil City Republican Representative Danny McCormick.
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Shreveport Republican Representative Alan Seabaugh authored the amendment which also removed the possibility that the use of contraception and even in-vitro fertilization could potentially place a woman behind bars.
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The Amendment passed on a 65 to 26 vote. McCormick then removed the bill from a vote on the floor.
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