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A bill that would classify abortion as homicide was advanced in a 7-2 vote by Lousiana lawmakers on Wednesday. The legislation, called the Abolition of Abortion in Louisiana Act, would move a step beyond the anti-abortion legislation other states are passing and allow for women who seek an abortion to be criminally charged despite federal protections for abortion. However, speculation that Roe v. Wade will be overturned skyrocketed this week as an opinion draft indicating a 5-4 vote in favor of returning abortion laws to individual states was leaked from the Supreme Court. “If more than 15 sta…