According to Baker, the evacuees have already endured the trauma of a hurricane and might not be in the right frame of mind to make a life-or-death decision.
Baker's argument follows news that Dr. Jerry Edwards of Little Rock Family Planning Medical Services had performed free abortions for six women - and planned to continue doing so.
Normally his clinic charges $525 to $600 for the procedure.
Edwards' contends it may be too dangerous for evacuees to wait to have an abortion until they're able to return home.
