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==Conservative senator==

==Conservative senator==

Senator Windhorst worked to restrict access to [[abortion]] in his state. On June 27, 1990, near the end of his Senate tenure, the Louisiana State Legislature penned the strongest pro-life law in the nation, sponsored by Democratic Senator [[Mike Cross (Louisiana politician)|Mike Cross]] of Baker in East Baton Rouge Parish. Because it provided no exceptions for impregnations stemming from [[rape]] and [[incest]], the measure was vetoed by [[Governor]] [[Buddy Roemer]], a Democrat, who switched parties the following year. The state House overrode Roemer’s veto, but the state Senate fell three votes short of the required two-thirds majority to enact the measure over Roemer’s objection.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://articles.latimes.com/1990-07-08/news/mn-327_1_abortions-override-bill|publisher=''[[Los Angeles Times]]''|title=Abortion Bill Veto Override in Louisiana Failsauthor=Garry Boulard|date=July 8, 1990|accessdate=May 3, 2010}}</ref>  

Senator Windhorst worked to restrict access to [[abortion]] in his state. On June 27, 1990, near the end of his Senate tenure, the Louisiana State Legislature penned the strongest pro-life law in the nation, sponsored by Democratic Senator [[Mike Cross (Louisiana politician)|Mike Cross]] of Baker in East Baton Rouge Parish. Because it provided no exceptions for impregnations stemming from [[rape]] and [[incest]], the measure was vetoed by [[Governor]] [[Buddy Roemer]], a Democrat, who switched parties the following year. The state House overrode Roemer’s veto, but the state Senate fell three votes short of the required two-thirds majority to enact the measure over Roemer’s objection.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://articles.latimes.com/1990-07-08/news/mn-327_1_abortions-override-bill|publisher=''[[Los Angeles Times]]''|title=Abortion Bill Veto Override in Louisiana Fails|author=Garry Boulard|date=July 8, 1990|accessdate=November 22, 2020}}</ref>  

Windhorst said that the bill was an outgrowth of the failure of the [[United States Supreme Court]] to clarify regulations by the states on abortion: "We are here today because the U.S. Supreme Court did not have the courage or the resolve to be decisive."<ref name=nyt>{{cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1990/06/27/us/louisiana-lawmakers-adopt-toughest-anti-abortion-law-in-us.html |publisher=''[[The New York Times]]'''|title=Louisiana Lawmakers Adopt Toughest Anti-Abortion Law in U.S | author=Roberto Sur |date=June 27, 1990 | accessdate=May 3, 2010}}</ref> The Louisiana bill included an 1855 law that made abortion a [[felony]] punishable by imprisonment; the sole exception permitted was to save the life of the mother in a medical emergency.<ref name=nyt/>

Windhorst said that the bill was an outgrowth of the failure of the [[United States Supreme Court]] to clarify regulations by the states on abortion: "We are here today because the U.S. Supreme Court did not have the courage or the resolve to be decisive."<ref name=nyt>{{cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1990/06/27/us/louisiana-lawmakers-adopt-toughest-anti-abortion-law-in-us.html |publisher=''[[The New York Times]]'''|title=Louisiana Lawmakers Adopt Toughest Anti-Abortion Law in U.S | author=Roberto Sur |date=June 27, 1990 | accessdate=May 3, 2010}}</ref> The Louisiana bill included an 1855 law that made abortion a [[felony]] punishable by imprisonment; the sole exception permitted was to save the life of the mother in a medical emergency.<ref name=nyt/>