A House committee killed two bills Tuesday that were meant to clarify the language of abortion laws to protect physicians making difficult choices.
House Bill 598, written by Rep. Candace Newell, D-New Orleans, was blocked in the House Committee on the Administration of Criminal Justice in a 7-5 vote.
The committee rejected a similar measure, House Bill 461, by Rep. Mary DuBuisson, R-Slidell, i...