A bill that would restrict access to abortion pills has been signed into law in Louisiana. The law reclassifies the drugs as a controlled substance, grouping them with Xanax and Valium. Possession without a prescription from a specially licensed doctor could be punishable by 5 years in prison. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Dr. Jennifer Avegno, director of the New Orleans Health Department.
Louisiana lawmakers will debate a bill to criminalize the possession of two abortion medications, potentially imposing up to ten years in prison for possession without a prescription. The bill has sparked pushback from physicians who warn that the classification will hinder access to the medications for other uses.
Louisiana lawmakers will debate a bill to criminalize the possession of two abortion medications, potentially imposing up to ten years in prison for possession without a prescription. The bill has sparked pushback from physicians who warn that the classification will hinder access to the medications for other uses.
Louisiana lawmakers are advancing a bill that would criminalize the possession of two abortion-inducing drugs by placing them on Louisiana’s controlled substances list, aiming to close loopholes in the state’s near-total abortion ban by threatening prison time for those obtaining pills from out-of-state sources.