Louisiana's Abortion Law Gets Light Attention, Perhaps Due to Its 'Ove

August 12th, 2014 11:52 PM
So what's more newsworthy: A white, privileged, female lawyer wearing pink shoes whose filibuster failed to stop abortion restrictions from taking effect in Texas, or a an African-American female state representative who sponsored and helped successfully shepherd a similar law through Louisiana's legislature — with overwhelming support from Democratic legislators? If you think it should be the…