Louisiana legislator draws on mother ’s struggle in fight for rape exception to abortion ban

When state Rep. Delisha Boyd was born in September 1969, abortion was illegal in Louisiana. Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court decision, was still more than three years away. So when her 15-year-old mother conceived her after a statutory rape by a 28-year-old man, Boyd said, she had few…#delishaboyd #roevwade #supremecourt #democrat #orleans #parish #louisianarighttolife #republicans #jacksonwomenshealth #democrats
Source: Reuters: Health - Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news