Louisiana ranks second on Americans United for Life's 2027 Life List of the most pro-life states in the U.S. and its Attorney General Liz Murrill received the 'Defender of Life' award for challenging Biden-era regulations allowing abortion pills to be distributed by mail.
Read →Democratic candidates Pat Moore and Dan McKay, seeking Louisiana's Fifth District congressional seat, expressed differing views on abortion, with Moore emphasizing pro-life policies and reducing abortions through funding, while McKay opposes a national abortion ban. Moore also supports increasing the wealth cap to protect Social Security, opposing the Republican stance on the issue.
Read →Arkansas has been named the most pro-life state in America for the seventh consecutive year by Americans United for Life, with Louisiana ranking second. Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill received Americans United for Life's “Defender of Life” award for her legal efforts against abortion shield laws and defending pro-life state laws.
Read →Candidates for Louisiana’s 5th Congressional District are split on a national abortion ban, with some supporting exceptions for rape and incest while others oppose them, and their views on Medicaid cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act vary. The district, covering 24 parishes in northeast Louisiana, includes rural areas where candidates debate the impact of Medicaid cuts on local hospitals and access to healthcare.
Read →Today, Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America Candidate Fund announced its endorsement of Julia Letlow for U.S.
Read →Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill filed a lawsuit against the FDA challenging the removal of the in-person dispensing requirement for abortion pills, arguing that mailing abortion medication undermines the state's near-total abortion ban. The ongoing legal battle, which includes appeals and a Supreme Court intervention, could significantly impact access to abortion medication for women in Louisiana, where abortion is highly restricted and exceptions are limited.
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Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill joined Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin and 16 other states in filing an amicus brief supporting South Dakota's law restricting the advertising and distribution of abortion pills. The brief urges the Eighth Circuit to reverse a preliminary injunction that blocked enforcement of South Dakota's abortion pill restrictions, defending states' rights to regulate abortion within their borders.
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Louisiana, along with Alabama and Arkansas, has filed a lawsuit against New York, California, and Massachusetts in the U.S. Supreme Court challenging abortion shield laws.
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A fourteen-year-old girl in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, was arrested after the secret delivery and killing of her newborn baby, highlighting a tragic situation involving a minor. Louisiana's Safe Haven Law allows parents to safely and anonymously surrender newborns up to sixty days old at designated locations, including hospitals, fire stations, and law enforcement stations, with new Safe Haven Baby Boxes installed in Slidell and Covington to provide additional secure surrender options.
Read →MEDIA ADVISORY: Louisiana v. FDA to be argued in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on September 9, 2026. “Louisiana again confronts the dangers of chemical abortion pills in court, and those risks include threats to endangered species, which we detailed in our amicus brief,” said Students for Life’s Kristan Hawkins. “A peer-reviewed study shows that mifepristone and mifepristone equivalents taint the water where it was tested. The risk to ... Read More The post Students for Life Again Supports Louisiana’s Case Against the FDA with an Amicus Brief, As Chemical Abortion Pill Policy to be Debate
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The 2026 Acadiana Proudly Pro-Life Gala on Saturday, January 17th, was a beautiful evening and a tremendous success! Our emcee was Erica Inzina, J.D., the Policy Director of Louisiana Right to Life. She gracefully led the event from start to finish! Bishop Douglas Deshotel, Diocese of Lafayette, opened the Gala in prayer. We are grateful... The post 2026 Acadiana Proudly Pro-Life Gala a Beautiful Evening! appeared first on Louisiana Right to Life .
Read →Students from across Louisiana gathered at the Old State Capitol in Baton Rouge for the 2026 Youth Leadership Summit to learn about pro-life leadership and the broader meaning of standing for human dignity at all life stages. Attendees participated in activities supporting mothers and babies in need and heard from leaders including Speaker of the House Nancy Landry, emphasizing service and compassion in the pro-life movement.
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Louisiana Right to Life · Sandy Cunningham · October 1, 2025 · Read →
In January 2026, Louisiana’s Department of Health (LA DOH) published a suppressed abortion total for both 2023 and 2024 for confidentiality reasons, meaning that fewer than five abortions occurred in the state for both years. While Louisiana uploaded components of each year’s reports for different data points, such as abortions by weeks of gestation and […] The post Abortion Reporting: Louisiana (2024) appeared first on Lozier Institute .
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