The fast-changing status in the state is emblematic of the chaotic national landscape that has unfolded in the two weeks since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
Abortion providers in Louisiana are preparing to resume procedures on Tuesday after a victory in state court. For the staff at Hope Medical Group for Women in Shreveport, it's been a chaotic few days.
Battles over abortion have shifted to state courts after the US Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to the procedure nationwide, with a judge blocking a statewide ban in Louisiana.
On Monday, Orleans Parish Civil District Court Judge Robin Giarrusso issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) against Louisiana's trigger law banning most abortions except when the woman's life is in
Louisiana is one of the states with a trigger law where the ban on performing abortions went into effect on Friday. A state judge on Monday granted a request from the Hope Medical group for women in Shreveport, one of the state’s three abortion providers, to block the law for now. Kathaleen Pittman, Hope Medical Group’s clinical administrator, joins John Yang to discuss.