Photos: Abortion opponents gain ground at state level

A volunteer at Causeway Medical Clinic in Metairie, La., stands at the entrance July 23 with a sign as antiabortion activists protest outside. (Jonathan Bachman / For The Times)

Oct. 10, 2014 7:56 PM PT

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Across the U.S., the antiabortion movement has recorded major success in the last four years -- part of a well-funded national strategy to legislate abortion out of existence state by state. The effort is on full display in Louisiana and Texas.

Antiabortion activists demonstrate outside a clinic in Metairie, La. A conservative juggernaut has sprung to life in the state, which recently passed a restrictive new law requiring doctors who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a local hospital. (Jonathan Bachman / For The Times)

Antiabortion activists demonstrate outside a clinic in Metairie, La. The antiabortion group Americans United for Life ranks Louisiana as the most “pro-life” state in the U.S. (Jonathan Bachman / For The Times)

Sen. Mary L. Landrieu (D-La.) faces a steep reelection battle in November and has become a target for antiabortion activists. (Evan Vucci / Associated Press)

An antiabortion activist prays during a gathering of opponents and supporters of abortion rights at the Texas Capitol in Austin over the summer. (Tamir Kalifa / Associated Press)

Abortion-rights advocates fill the Texas Capitol rotunda as the state Senate debated sweeping abortion restrictions this summer. Nearly two-thirds of the state’s abortion clinics have since been forced to close. (Tamir Kalifa / Associated Press)