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Gov. Bobby Jindal signed legislation Thursday that is all but guaranteed to close the only abortion clinics in New Orleans and Baton Rouge. His office issued a release after the bill signing ceremony Thursday (June 12) at the First Baptist Church in West Monroe, where the governor signed two pieces of "pro-life legislation." Sponsors of the bills are from Monroe and West Monroe.

Where: Thursday June 12th at 12:30 PM First Baptist Church of West Monroe 311 Mill Street West Monroe, LA 7129 The 2014 legislative session was a huge success for Louisiana women and unborn babies! To put the finishing touches on this year's pro-life legislation, Governor Jindal will hold a signing ceremony this Thursday in Monroe, the home of Representatives Katrina Jackson and Frank Hoffman. The event will take place this Thursday, June 12th, at the First Baptist Church of West Monroe. The signing will begin at 12:30 PM. The public is welcome. At the ceremony, Jindal will sign into law...

BATON ROUGE, LA, May 22, 2014 (LifeSiteNews.com) -- A pro-life bill that could close three of Louisiana’s five abortion facilities is expected to become law next week once it receives the signature of Gov. Bobby Jindal. HB 388, which requires all abortion clinic doctors to have admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 miles of a clinic, received overwhelming bipartisan support. Introduced by Rep. Katrina Jackson, a Democrat, it passed the state House by a vote of 88-5 on Wednesday. It passed the state Senate on May 14 by a margin of 34-3.

Senate Amendment 4162 by Broome: Definition of the term admitting privileges Senate Amendment 3835 by Senate Committee: Effective date is September 1, 2014 to start this law. Establishes fines ($4,000) per violation of this law. HB 388 passes Senate 34 - 3, sent back to House (Senate Amendments added) Title of HB 388: ABORTION: Provides for requirements of physicians who perform abortions

[Email] Dear Louisiana Pro-Life Supporter, Tomorrow, May 7th, our 2014 top-priority legislation, the Unsafe Abortion Protection Act (HB 388), will be heard in the Senate Health & Welfare Committee. It is not too late to ask your Senator to support this common-sense piece of legislation! Authored by Rep. Katrina Jackson (D-Monroe), HB 388, will protect women by ensuring that abortionists have admitting privileges at a local hospital, that informed consent protections apply to all abortions, and that facilities that perform more than five abortions maintain proper licensing. Also, please consider joining us tomorrow for the Senate Committee hearing on HB...

...Abortion clinics in New Orleans, Metairie and Baton Rouge would be forced to close, abortion-rights advocates testified in a House committee.... The state House of Representatives quickly and overwhelmingly endorsed new restrictions Monday on abortion clinic operations in Louisiana.

<p>BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A proposal to add new regulations for abortion providers in Louisiana has received the unanimous support of the House health care committee.</p> <p>The bill by Rep. Katrina Jackson, a Democrat from Monroe, would require doctors who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital. It's similar to a controversial restriction recently passed in Texas.</p>