Today, Sen. Thomas Pressly’s Abortion by Fraud bill (Senate Bill 276), passed unanimously on the Senate Floor. The legislation creates a new crime of “coerced criminal abortion by means of fraud” to give law enforcement proper means to prosecute those who use deceit and manipulation to harm pregnant women and their unborn children. Sen. Pressly was inspired to sponsor the legislation after his sister, Catherine Herring, was unknowingly poisoned by her former husband while she was pregnant by the abortion-inducing drug Misoprostol. She previously testified in the Senate Committee on April 9th ..read more

On Friday, March 12,2024 college students from Louisiana State University, Southern University, Baton Rouge Community College, Fran University and Southeastern came together to put on “Pie a Prolifer” on LSU’s campus. Students had the opportunity to purchase a pie and choose who they wanted to pie. The pro-life organizations chose to donate funds to Woman’s New Life Clinic since the center provides so many resources to the community. The pro-life organizations also wanted the event to be a place students could debate, ask questions and learn about community resources- so the Pro-lif ..read more

Three mothers courageously testified at the  Louisiana Capitol last week sharing their  testimonies about the pressure they received to abort their babies with abnormalities. Two of these mothers brought their children who survived and thrived despite their diagnosis! Janina Bernard from Lake Charles said about her son with Trisomy 13, “My OBGYN called me and she said with physical abnormalities, cleft lip, intellectual disabilities, that my baby would not survive. That if he did survive, he would live a month. At that moment that is the most information I got about my son. …We saw t ..read more

This morning House Bill (HB) 245 by Rep. Aimee Adatto Freeman was defeated in the House Civil Law and Procedure Committee. This dangerous pro-abortion constitutional amendment that would have legalized abortion up until birth in Louisiana and require tax-dollars to fund abortion. There were quite a few amazing pro-life witnesses who testified against this dangerous legislation this morning. Jennifer Maggio, CEO of The Life of a Single Mom, shared with the committee “In 1996, I sat alone in a government-issued apartment, huddled on the bathroom floor suicidal. I was a few weeks pregnant and wa ..read more

U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) today announced his guest for the State of the Union on March 7, 2024, will be Benjamin Clapper, Executive Director of the Louisiana Right to Life. “Ben has committed his life to speaking for those who cannot speak for themselves,” said Dr. Cassidy. “Protecting an unborn child’s right to life is one of our most sacred obligations. I’m proud to stand shoulder to shoulder with Ben at the State of the Union steadfast in our commitment to the sanctity of life.” “I am honored that Senator Cassidy has invited me, on behalf of the pro-life citizens of ..read more

Press Release March 5, 2024   Contact: Alexandra Seghers alex@prolifelouisiana.org Senator Pressly’s Bill Targets Abortion by Fraud Current Situation is a Result of Biden’s Reckless Policies Baton Rouge – Today, State Senator Thomas Pressly (R-Shreveport) issued a press release on X announcing details of his new legislation, SB 276, the Abortion By Fraud Criminalization Act. Senator Pressly shares the heart-wrenching story of how his own sister was the target of poisoning with an abortion drug by her then husband. Benjamin Clapper, Executive Director of Louisiana Right to Life, said the f ..read more

Louisiana Right to Life applauds U.S. Senators John Kennedy and Bill Cassidy (R-La) and Congressman Steve Scalise, Garret Graves, and Clay Higgins for taking a stand against the FDA’s reckless policy of allowing companies to peddle abortion pills through the mail without a doctor’s visit!  Read Senator Kennedy’s press release below. Kennedy, Hyde-Smith file amicus brief challenging FDA’s dangerous abortion pill policy Feb 29 2024 WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today joined Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and Rep. August Pfluge ..read more

New Orleans – Earlier this week, the Alabama Supreme Court affirmed that a human embryo can be considered an “unborn child” under Alabama state law. The decision follows a wrongful death lawsuit brought by three families in Alabama whose embryos were accidentally destroyed at an Alabama medical facility.  The Executive Director of Louisiana Right to Life, Benjamin Clapper, has issued the following statement on the subject: For decades, Louisiana law has been clear that, regardless of the circumstances of conception or the location of the developing embryo, human life begins at conce ..read more

In an interview with EWTN Nightly News, Sen. Kennedy responds to President Biden’s attempt to strip pro-life pregnancy center funding late last year. The Louisiana Congressman explains that a bill has been introduced by Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina called the Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act that would protect their funding. Sen. Kennedy is a co-sponsor. Pro-life pregnancy centers provide women and children with important services like pregnancy counseling, prenatal health care, parenting classes, baby items and more. Kennedy said this legislation “ensures tha ..read more

This past weekend, a banner hung on a building over parade routes in uptown New Orleans that said “Pregnant? FindHelpLa.com. Free Services Nearby! 1-800-712-4357”  Knights of Columbus Marquette Council brilliantly had the thought to reach out to us to offer their balcony to hang a pro-life message. Considering that Louisiana continues to experience an increase in illegal abortion-pill orders, we thought it best to give the message that anyone who is experiencing or about to experience an unplanned pregnancy have the thought to type in FindHelpLa.com. So from Friday through Mardi Gras day ..read more