SB 534 - Amends "Crime of Violence" to Include Abortion - Louisiana Key Vote
Neil Riser voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation.
Timeline
- Executive Signed
- June 1, 2018
- Senate Concurrence Vote Passed
- May 17, 2018
- House Bill Passed
- May 16, 2018
- Senate Bill Passed
- May 1, 2018
- Introduced
- April 3, 2018
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Title: Amends "Crime of Violence" to Include Abortion
Signed by Governor John Bel Edwards
Title: Amends "Crime of Violence" to Include Abortion
Title: Amends "Crime of Violence" to Include Abortion
Title: Amends "Crime of Violence" to Include Abortion
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that amends the definition of a "crime of violence" to include certain abortion-related acts and procedures.
Highlights:
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Amends the definition of a “crime of violence” to include criminal abortion, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd degree feticide, and an abortion procedure that uses dilation and curettage (Sec. 1).
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Prohibits coercing another individual to obtain an abortion, making the penalty for such a maximum fine of $5,000 and a prison term of up to 5 years (Sec. 1).
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Specifies that it is second degree murder to knowingly perform an abortion on an individual who is being coerced (Sec. 1).
Title: Amends "Crime of Violence" to Include Abortion