Baton Rouge, LA — A pro-abortion group said Monday it will continue to fight a pro-life Louisiana law allowing any woman who seeks an abortion in the state to later sue the abortion practitioner for damage to herself or the unborn child.
On Friday, Louisiana's 1st Circuit Court of Appeal reversed a lower court and said the courts had no jurisdiction in the case because no abortion practitioner has yet been sued under the law.
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal had used similar reasoning in turning back a challenge to the 1997 law in federal court in October 2000.
A statement Monday from the pro-abortion Center for Reproductive Law and Policy in New York said the group will continue challenges to the law to keep it from going into effect “right away” following Friday's decision.
Backers of the law say it is designed to ensure that women are fully informed of the consequences of abortion. The law says that doctors can be sued for damages if they do not fully inform the woman of all risks involved with abortion.
Damages may be reduced, but not eliminated, if the woman signs a consent form.
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