Exceptions for rape and incest won't be added to Louisiana's abortion ban.
The House Administration of Criminal Justice Committee voted 7-4 to reject the changes.
The committee's pro-life majority said they're more interested in punishing the rapist than the innocent child resulting from his illegal action.
Rep. Delisha Boyd, a New Orleans Democrat who had proposed the bill to make the changes, says she'll try again every year until the bill passes.
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