Nearly three decades ago, when Democratic Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards' wife was 20 weeks pregnant with their first child, a doctor discovered their daughter had spina bifida and encouraged an abortion. The Edwardses refused.
Edwards, who has repeatedly bucked national party leaders on abortion rights, is about to do it again. He's ready to sign legislation that would ban the procedure as early as six weeks of pregnancy, before many women know they are pregnant, when the bill reaches his desk. A rarity in his party, Edwards' anti-abortion stance provokes angry outcries on social media from Democratic voters and disappointment within the party's broader ranks across the country.
This year's so-called heartbeat bill, sponsored by Democratic state Sen. John Milkovich, has received little public opposition from lawmakers as it steadily advances. The ban, however, only would take effect if a federal appeals court upholds a similar law in Mississippi. Edwards' embrace of the anti-abortion legislation is unusual for a present-day Democratic governor, Nash said, although that was not always the case.
"That's the way I was raised. That's what my Catholic Christian faith requires," the governor said on his monthly radio show."I know that for many in the national party, on the national scene, that's not a good fit. But I will tell you, here in Louisiana, I speak and meet with Democrats who are pro-life every single day."
Unbelievable
Thank you Governor Bel Edwards! It’s the right thing to do! 🇺🇸⚖️👶🏼👏👏👏👼
This isn't even about abortion! This is totally a political ploy!! Look at the states! Abortion laws can be changed. Votes can't. The GOP is evil!
This is why you don't 'vote blue no matter who.'
I hope he enjoys the remainder of his last term.
This is bad....and wrong for women.
The south is an abomination. Just secede and stop embarrassing the rest of the country.
So..... no abortion after you find out you’re pregnant? Are women supposed to get abortions if they’re not sure if they’re pregnant? It seems odd that someone would have a abortion without knowing. Attention Ladies!!! Get an abortion every day.......just in case!
So, why are these states playing games? Here’s the deal so why don’t the Governors just meet & come up w/ an Abortion Bill they can agree upon then rollout the package deal & send it up to the Supreme Court! This state by state “Abortion Bill” rollout is getting exhausting!✌🏾
DonCheadle Instead of redistricting counties let’s just restate the USA and let a few of these places opperate as their own country - of course allowing any individuals to move to a real state with government financial support. We’d save money and grief in the end.
I always wanted to visit New Orleans, but if this passes, I can find other states to visit and spend my money in.
DonCheadle I bet his tune would change the minute his 'girl on the side' got herself impregnated....
Yea & I’m feeling like “they’ve” (white crybaby men) started trying to overturn women’s abortion rights...their next thing will be bringing back segregation! Stop this craziness now! Or we’ll be going back to the 1800’s!! VoteThemAllOut endthewhitemanreign LockThemAllUp
Why do all these women really want to kill an unborn child?
South the prejudice south where there is NO EDUCATION....SAD FOR ALL
Saving humans. Love it
LouisianaGov You need to read this. The government must not legislate women's bodies
So, the governor and his wife were offered a choice, and made the decision that was best for them. Now he wants to take that choice away from every other pregnant person. Got it.
.LouisianaGov I made a similar choice which also had a happy ending. I don't see it as a reason to police women's control over their own bodies. You are arrogant
This is the worst by far.
Anyone who wants to take a woman’s right to choose is NOT a democrat. That person is a republican in democratic clothing.
rolandsmartin And there you have it. If that’s his reasoning, he took it too personal and that’s a problem. Pro choice doesn’t mean you agree with abortions you should just agree to women being able to consciously control what happens to their bodies
rolandsmartin God bless the unborn.
Sadly...that is what you get when people go off the other end of the spectrum with wacko laws elsewhere! Time for reason to come to Washington...good start TermLimits ... ever since the inmates took over the asylum.
rolandsmartin Fuck man not Louisiana too wtf?
DonCheadle Well NCIS New Orleans was fun while it lasted.
DonCheadle Dirt or money?
DonCheadle VoteThemOut
God bless Gov Edwards for his convictions to save life's of unborn children.
Any woman that's forced to carry her baby to full-term should take the baby over to John Bel Edwards house and leave it there he can take care of it ! Start dropping babies off on his lawn and see how fast he changes the law back to you can have an abortion .
If they use their head for more than a hat holder they would see that and forcing women to have babies is going to cost the government more than letting them abort . Abortion laws benefit nobody ;Not The mother, not the unwanted child and not the government !
When the government knows they can do nothing about the real issues such as climate change and gun control they turn to abortion, because it makes it looks like look like they've accomplished something. This is bullshit !
Abortions have nothing to do with politics this is a attack on women period ! bring a bunch of unwanted kids into the world so the mother has to go on welfare ? Or the child be put into foster care Which is a burden on governments financial system .
The SEC states are awful places
we decide weder or not to kep D baby it’s our right den we decide weder D sex of D baby makes us comfortable if not then we say it’s gender neutral until we figure out wat gender we want& slowly push d child towards it either by crossing dressing or by hormone.AbortionIsMurder
These people are on a rampage
I wonder how many abortions are done because 'the doctor encouraged an abortion'. I have seen cases of many spina biffada, Down Syndrome children, etc. being born who have become useful happy adults. These parents gave that unborn child a chance at life.
A baby is a human ,right ?
Why is it always the back-wooded red states that take back the USA 50 years?
And watch the low courts say that you can't past Laws like that Roe vs. Wade Law signed in 1973.
On the bucket list: Hurry up election day.
Alabama, Missouri, Louisiana, Georgia, Ohio. It seems that the resistance of these Hollywood stars and Rihanna is almost useless.
I'm glad he expanded Medicaid in the state, otherwise I'd probably be a bedridden 45 pound husk by now, but I'm NOT happy with his stance on this!
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And unfortunately many women are not even aware that they're pregnant 6 weeks gestation so this was apparently a decision that was not researched and clearly shows the lack of women's healthcare education LA has.
This is graphic and difficult to see. I'm 100% certain that was the point though. Target achieved
Just vote Democrat blindly for electability. It will definitely work out.
From people who have no idea what women go through (and they are the ones who run the show)-welcome to America-2019
Hoes mad
Abortions get banned faster than assault rifles
That's a good beginning but how about ultimately changing the Louisiana Abortion law to be the same as Alabama. This is not a woman's pro-life issue, the woman and a man had sex and they best worry about Jesus forgiveness than getting rid of the baby..
NOT shocking. Once you go FAR ANYTHING, right or left, extreme results come out of it. Everyone is extreme and outrageous now because that’s the environment we live in. Nothing is shocking or appalling and Justice is overrun by lawless liars. I love this planet.
If somebody is reactinary with a stone age mentality ,then it don't matter if the idiot is democrat or republican,being a memver of the political party don't make people smart or people oriented,following the party's principals & learning it is what makes member's character.
No doctor would ever “recommend” abortion 🙄
One of many reasons he sucks.
In other words, she isn't really a Democrat. Does she believe in 'consensual rape,' too? Is she ok with raped girls having to give birth to their rapists's child? How about victims of incest? If a girl is raped by her father, should she have to give birth to that baby?
Any man who signs an anti-aboration bill should be 'voluntarily' put up for castration, or sterilization. Yoy ruin women's body, they ruin yours. 🤣🖕🏻
I pLeDge To sUpPoRt tHE NomINEE
You misspelled Republican.
Alabama, Missouri, and Louisiana. Of course.
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