Christian groups rally against possible abortion clinic in New Orleans East; doctor continues fight

With restrictions tightening on abortion providers in Louisiana, New Orleans finds itself down to just one clinic performing the procedure.

More than 150 people gathered in New Orleans East on Saturday to pray that a clinic looking to open on Crowder Boulevard won’t double that number.

“We come from many different backgrounds of ethnicity, race, religion — different views on many, many things — but what brings us together today is that we value human life,” New Orleans Catholic Archbishop Gregory Aymond told the crowd, spanning Christian denominational lines in a rally organized by the Louisiana Black Advocates for Life.

The crowd at several points raised its hands to pray toward Deanz Health Care for Women at 5437 Crowder, which physician Rashonda Dean still has not opened for business after first applying to the state in April to get a permit to perform abortions there.

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