Gov. Landry signs bill classifying two abortion-inducing drugs as controlled dangerous substances
Louisiana is the first state to take such a step with the FDA-approved medications
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Louisiana is the first state to take such a step with the FDA-approved medications
Sen. Thomas Pressly introduced the bill after his sister's husband secretly tried to abort her baby multiple times using abortion pills.
The new laws include a controversial measure to classify abortion pills as controlled substances.
The new laws include a controversial measure to classify abortion pills as controlled substances.
(OSV News) -- Louisiana lawmakers enacted legislation May 23 that would classify drugs used for both early abortion and miscarriage as controlled dangerous substances, and would criminalize improperly possessing the pills, such as lacking a valid prescription or their use outside the context of a professional medical practice. The state Senate voted 29-7 to concur with the House version of the bill previously introduced in the Senate by Republican state Sen. Thomas Pressly. In its original Sena