NEW ORLEANS, April 14, 2020--The Louisiana Coalition for Reproductive Freedom has responded to actions taken by the state attorney general. The coalition wants to ensure that patients can continue to access essential, time-sensitive abortion services during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In accordance with CDC guidance, we have cancelled or postponed all of our community events through April 13.
The 2019 Legislative Session began today. We have to admit, we are a little excited about some of the new legislators and the progressive policies that they have introduced.
Go ahead and download our 2020 Policy Agenda.
We urge you to join us in supporting the proposals to:
Oral arguments at the Supreme Court in June Medical Services v.
Since 1973, the state of Louisiana has enacted 89 abortion restrictions, more—by far—than any other state in the nation. This number, newly released by Guttmacher Institute state policy analysts today, is key context for the March 4 Supreme Court oral arguments in June Medical Services v. Gee.
Cross-posted from the Guttmacher Institute
The federal contraceptive coverage guarantee is back before the U.S. Supreme Court, with affordable access to birth control yet again threatened by policymakers and employers opposed to reproductive health and rights.
Louisiana has been in the news nearly every day as we get ready for the Supreme Court to hear our challenge to a law that would close every clinic that provides abortion in our state except one. But we have also seen an incredible outpouring of support here and across the nation. We remain committed to working for a healthier, stronger state where our rights our protected and we can all live with dignity.
As you may know, Lift Louisiana has supported efforts to eliminate the sales tax on feminine hygiene products in the state. We have come close, but so far, we haven't won. Now, we're teaming up with Period Equity and LOLA to protest the "tampon tax."
On November 22, make your voice heard. Join us in New Orleans for the Tampon Tax Protest Tour. Our collective action is a first step in initiating lawsuits against the 33 states that don’t consider tampons and pads necessities.
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