Louisiana governor signs bill to strengthen potential abortion ban if Roe is overturned

Louisiana’s Democratic governor has signed a bill that will toughen an abortion ban that is ready to be implemented in the event that the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade.

The so-called “trigger law” allows for more exceptions to the 2006 version of the state’s abortion ban, but still does not make an exception for a pregnancy that is the result of rape or incest, and would impose harsher criminal penalties to anyone who performs an abortion.

In an announcement, Gov. John Bel Edwards said that although he objected to the lack of exceptions, he signed the bill anyway.

“I am pro-life and