{"id":1548941,"date":"2022-07-11T15:04:22","date_gmt":"2022-07-11T19:04:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1548941"},"modified":"2022-07-11T15:04:24","modified_gmt":"2022-07-11T19:04:24","slug":"louisiana-sheriff-refuses-to-enforce-state-abortion-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/louisiana-sheriff-refuses-to-enforce-state-abortion-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Louisiana Sheriff Refuses to Enforce State Abortion Law"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flouisiana-sheriff-refuses-to-enforce-state-abortion-law%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1548941&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson from Louisiana has announced that she will not be accepting any individual to custody at the Orleans Justice Center arrested for violating the 2006 trigger law that bans abortions in the state following the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade.<\/p>\n<p>The Sheriff\u2019s announcement \u201ctightens the circle of protection from arrest, prosecution, and incarceration for women and medical professionals who seek or provide reproductive healthcare services\u201d including abortion, according to a July 7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opso.us\/index.php?option=com_content&#038;view=article&#038;id=752:sheriff-susan-hutson-releases-statement-supporting-womens-rights&#038;catid=146:media-releases&#038;Itemid=885\">press release<\/a> from the Sherriff\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur community elected me to bring progressive change to our jail, not to bring us back to the days before Roe v. Wade,\u201d Hutson said in the release. \u201cI stand with our District Attorney and City Council in saying we will not use the limited resources of our offices to criminalize a women\u2019s right to choose or a physician\u2019s duty of care.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Sherriff\u2019s announcement came hours after the New Orleans City Council members adopted a resolution that asked local police and prosecutors not to enforce any abortion laws in the state. Referring to abortion as a human right, the resolution insisted that New Orleans has a \u201cresponsibility\u201d to protect such rights of its citizens.<\/p>\n<p>The City Council\u2019s statement does not carry the force of law. As such, it remains unclear how it would affect any law banning abortions. Assurances from city officials are unlikely to convince abortion providers to continue operations, and medical professionals and doctors are not likely to risk their licenses or face the possibility of jail time over the issue.<\/p>\n<p> Abortion in Louisiana <\/p>\n<p>On June 27, after the 2006 Louisiana trigger law banning most abortions came into effect following the overturning of Roe v. Wade, Judge Robin M. Giarrusso of the Orleans Parish Civil District Court issued a restraining order temporarily blocking enforcement<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson from Louisiana has announced that she will not be accepting any individual to custody at the Orleans Justice Center arrested for violating the 2006 trigger law that bans abortions in the state following the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade. 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