For the third time, Louisiana legislators voted against adding a rape exception to the state's 2022 abortion ban, one of the harshest in the country.
The overpolicing of women's bodies always has a disproportionate impact on Black women, and abortion bans are no exception.
Adriana Smith has been declared brain-dead for over 90 days, but the law requires her to be kept alive until her baby is delivered.
The announcement that the Department of Justice intends to sue Texas for its recently enacted anti-abortion law was being hailed by Black women, in particular, who are disproportionately affected. But the lawsuit is not enough, one group said.
Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam signed the Tennessee Infants Protection Act into law on Friday.
