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Martin Pengelly in New York

Louisiana Republicans advance bill to make abortion a crime of murder

House minority whip Steve Scalise, Republican of Louisiana, speaks to anti-abortion activists outside the US supreme court in Washington DC, 1 December 2021.
The Republican House minority whip, Steve Scalise, speaks to anti-abortion activists outside the US supreme court in Washington DC on 1 December 2021. Photograph: Rex/Shutterstock

Republicans in Louisiana have advanced a bill to make abortion a crime of murder, as a draft decision that would end abortion rights continues to spark nationwide protests and police in Washington raised “non-scalable” fences around the supreme court.

Supporters admitted the bill, under which a woman terminating a pregnancy or anyone assisting her could be charged, was unconstitutional – as long as Roe v Wade was law.

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