SLS 23RS-398 ORIGINAL
2023 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 209
BY SENATOR JACKSON
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
ABORTION. Provides with respect to abortion. (8/1/23)
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 14:87.1(1)(a), relative to abortion; to provide for definitions; and
3 to provide for related matters.
4 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
5 Section 1. R.S. 14:87.1(1)(a) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
6 ยง87.1. Definitions
7 Wherever used in this Subpart, unless a different meaning clearly appears in
8 the context, the following terms, whether used in the singular or plural, shall have
9 the following meanings:
10 (1)(a) "Abortion", "elective abortion", or "induced abortion" means the
11 performance of any act with the intent to terminate a clinically diagnosable
12 pregnancy with knowledge that the termination by those means will, with reasonable
13 likelihood, cause the death of the unborn child by one or more of the following
14 means:
15 * * *
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SLS 23RS-398 ORIGINAL
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Carla S. Roberts.
DIGEST
SB 209 Original 2023 Regular Session Jackson
Present law defines "abortion" or "induced abortion" as the performance of any act with the
intent to terminate a clinically diagnosable pregnancy with knowledge that the termination
by those means will, with reasonable likelihood, cause the death of the unborn child. Present
law also provides for exceptions to the definition of abortion.
Proposed law retains present law and adds "elective abortion" to the definition of "abortion".
Effective August 1, 2023.
(Amends R.S. 14:87.1(1)(a))
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.