Abortion in Louisiana

Abortion in Louisiana is illegal as of August 1, 2022.

In 2022, Governor John Bel Edwards signed a law criminalizing abortion providers. An earlier version of the bill had also sought to criminalize abortion seekers, but this was vehemently opposed by both opponents and advocates of abortion rights. In 2023, some lawmakers proposed adding exceptions for rape and incest, but these proposals were defeated. Louisiana is one of the most anti-abortion states in the country; with state residents approving a constitutional amendment banning legal recognition of the procedure in 2020.

In 2024, Governor Jeff Landry signed a law that classifies the abortion-inducing drugs mifepristone and misoprostol as controlled substances.

A 2022 LSU poll found that 49% thought abortion should be illegal in all or most cases, and 46% thought it should be legal. Among Democrats, the rate of support increased from 51% to 74% after a similar poll in 2016, while there was little change among Republicans. The 2023 American Values Atlas reported that, in their most recent survey, 53% of people from Louisiana said that abortion should be legal in all or most cases.

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