Ban on fetal tissue sales, donations nearing final passage

BATON ROUGE - Louisiana's lawmakers are close to enacting a prohibition on collecting, selling, transporting or donating fetal tissue from an abortion.
    
The Senate-approved bill was backed by the House health committee without objection Tuesday. It heads to the full House for debate.
    
The measure by Sen. Ryan Gatti, a Bossier City Republican, stems from outcry over undercover videos, released by an anti-abortion group, that purported