Louisiana Gov Gets Bill Criminalizing Abortion Pills

The Associated Press reports:

Two abortion-inducing drugs could soon be reclassified as controlled and dangerous substances in Louisiana under a first-of-its-kind bill that received final legislative passage Thursday and is expected to be signed into law by the governor.

Louisiana currently has a near-total abortion ban in place, applying both to surgical and medical abortions. The GOP-dominated Legislature’s push to reclassify mifepristone and misoprostol could possibly open the door for other Republican states with abortion bans that are seeking tighter restrictions on the drugs.

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BREAKING: Louisiana’s Legislature votes to make abortion pills controlled dangerous substances under first-of-its-kind measure. https://t.co/aSgmOtIBex

— The Associated Press (@AP) May 23, 2024