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Aftereasilypassingananti-abortion amendment, Louisianagota new flag on its Wikipedia pageWednesday morning. Its redwith a sunbeam and a bird holding an olive branch. Its also the flag used to representGilead, theinfamousdystopianandpatriarchalsocietyon HulusThe Handmaids Tale.

The new state motto?Blessed be the fruit.State nicknamesincludedThe Bayou State, Pelican State and Gilead.While these additionsweretaken downquickly, the flag and seal, which also reads Blessed be the fruit,lasted on the page until a little after noon Wednesday.

Reddit userFwcaseyfirst posted a screenshot to the New Orleans subreddit Wednesday morningwhen the nicknames and mottos were changed. Since the user posted, the flag and the seal were added, a change that appeared a bitless obvious to Wikipedia administrators. After all, bothflagshave birds.

After some sleuthing, another Reddit user DrinkmorecodemoresaidaWikipedia userby the very serious name ofMaster 420 69 was responsible for the changes. Wikipedia has already temporarily suspended that account, whosepast edit historyappears tohave included the addition of this crucial piece of incorrect informationto theentry for skeleton:A skeleton is made up of 205 bones in case you did not know.(Its typically 206 bones.)

The trolling comes after 62% of Louisiana voters approvedan amendmentthat will add language to the state constitution stating it does not include a right to abortion or the funding of abortion. Before there was nospecificlanguage in the constitution about abortion, butthis was aimed at making surecourts do not interpret the state constitution as protecting abortion rightsin the future.

In Orleans Parish, 75%of voters, or127,213 people,voted against the amendment.The surrounding suburbs of Jefferson and St. Bernard parishes both approved the amendment, though by smaller margins than the whole state. InJefferson Parish, 54% of voters approved the amendmentcompared to56% of voters in St. Bernard Parish.

Louisianaalreadyhad whats known as a trigger law on the books since 2006. Thelawwill automatically ban almost all abortions in the state if the Supreme Court decides tooverturnRoe v. Wade, the 1973 decision establishing the right to legal abortion before an embryo or fetus can survive outside the womb.

Abortion rights activists fear the amendment could make it more difficult to challenge anti-abortion laws in the stateordare we say itpass any laws making itanyeasierfor womento access abortion in the future.

The Hulu series is an adaptation of Margaret Atwoods 1985 novel of the same name, and the shows fourth season is set to premiere next year.At Womens Marches in recent years, some have dressed in the signature long which red robes and white bonnets, which the handmaids are forced to wear every day. Its a reminder of whatsome fearcouldhappenif womensreproductiverights continue to be chipped awayat the state and federal levels.

The march brought around 200 people to City Hall Saturday afternoon, but it almost didnt happen when police didnt arrive to clear traffic for marchers.

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