The Republican onslaught against women's reproductive rights continues with another state falling under the pro-life hammer. With women's right to an abortion slowly disappearing in Louisiana, the remaining clinics feel the burden.

Two laws that restrict women's reproductive rights reached Gov. Bobby Jindal's desk on Thursday and he signed both of them. According to Reuters, one of the laws causes the most damage and could potentially close three of the state's five clinics.

The law requires doctors who perform abortions to have admitting privileges in hospitals within 30 miles of the place where the procedure is taking place. While some in favor of the law argue it is designed to protect women's health and safety, others say that it's simply a ruse to restrict abortion access.

Activists in favor of women's right to choose argue that not many abortions actually have extreme complications and the new restrictions will simply make safe abortions scarce by disqualifying capable doctors. If there are complications, abortion activists argue they are similar to miscarriages and can be handled by emergency room physicians, according to Reuters.

However, the bill has been signed and as soon as it goes into effect at least three clinics will close. At least, those are the fears of Melissa Flournoy, the Louisiana director of Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast. However, the clinics that will remain open will try to manage with the influx, including the Hope Medical Group for Women, which has already seen an increase in patients from Texas.

The other bill signed by Gov. Jindal prohibits the distribution of materials on abortion at public schools and publicly funded charter schools. However, the debate over abortion rights has reached now the Louisiana senatorial campaign.

According to Politico, the senatorial race in Louisiana has picked up the topic of abortion. Although the defending Democratic incumbent, Sen. Marie Landrieu, considers herself pro-life, she does support a woman's right to choose. However, her approach to the topic is a different one.

"Nothing on this subject is easy to explain. I have kind of a different record than most. I've voted against late-term abortion, I voted for access in the ... pre-viability [period]," she said. "Although I personally believe that life begins at conception, I believe the last place the government needs to be is in the church, in the doctor's office or in the bedroom. And so even people who advocate for less government intrusion, like Gov. Jindal, get themselves in the most personal decisions a family could ever make."

However, her Republican challenger, Rep. Bill Cassidy, has branded her as a supporter of abortion. He cited Landrieu's support for allowing abortions in overseas bases in 1997. He also supported a bill in Congress that would federally ban abortions after 20 weeks.