Louisiana's New Abortion Restriction Is Part Of A Terrifying Trend

On Tuesday night, Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards — a Democrat — signed a bill banning the safest way to perform a second-trimester abortion.

This particular policy has been gaining momentum around the country this year, spurred mostly by conservative Republicans. But Edwards’ endorsement shows just how effective anti-abortion advocates have been at exploiting graphic language to steer the debate around reproductive rights — often in direct contradiction to the recommendations of medical professionals — to gain support on the other side of the aisle.

Banning safe second-term abortion procedures forces doctors to make a choice: Either perform alternative, more dangerous abortion procedures and risk endangering women, or stop offering these abortions at all.

Nonetheless, this policy is steadily gaining ground....
http://thinkprogress.org/health/2016/06/03/3784175/abortion-restriction-indiana/