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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Alex Woodward

A ‘bat****’ bill shows how far Louisiana lawmakers will push an anti-abortion agenda

REUTERS

The phones at the office of Women with a Vision were “ringing off the hook” when the staff at the New Orleans community health centre returned to their office on 3 May, the morning after a leaked draft opinion from the US Supreme Court signalled the end of constitutional protections for abortion access.

“People were sending messages through social media: ‘Is it gone?’” director Deon Haywood told The Independent.

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