A new Louisiana law requires abortion meds to be locked in a cabinet, even if needed for emergency care
Louisiana’s first-in-the-nation law listing the abortion medications mifepristone and misoprostol as “controlled dangerous substances” took effect Tuesday, triggering fears among health-care providers and pharmacists that routine care may be worsened for women in the state.
Louisiana's new abortion pill law goes into effect today. It's already impacting care, doctors say
Two drugs used in pregnancy care are now under lock and key in Louisiana after a new law took effect Tuesday.
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Louisiana’s new restriction on this abortion pill will making giving birth here more risky
Every second counts when my patients hemorrhage after childbirth, but a new Louisiana law will make me jump through hoops to get this medicine used to treat it.
Abortion pills will be controlled substances in Louisiana soon. Doctors have concerns
Louisiana will become the first in the United States on Tuesday to categorize two widely used abortion-inducing pills as “controlled dangerous substances.”
Louisiana law making abortion drugs controlled substances goes into effect
The Louisiana law that makes abortion medication mifepristone and misoprostol "a controlled dangerous substance" bylaw took effect Tuesday, leaving physicians' hands tied on their use.
Louisiana law criminalizing possession of abortion pills takes effect
The two drugs used in medication abortion are officially controlled substances in Louisiana after a law took effect that criminalizes their possession without a prescription. The
Doctors seek more guidance from Louisiana officials as new maternal care drug law takes effect
Louisiana’s new law reclassifying pregnancy care pills as controlled dangerous substances took effect Tuesday, creating an outcry from the state’s medical community as doctors, pharmacists and hospital lawyers try to determine how to navigate new protocols.
Abortion pills now regulated in Louisiana: What to know
The two drugs used in a medication abortion, mifepristone and misoprostol, are now controlled substances in Louisiana, making it a crime punishable by up to five years in prison to possess the drugs without a prescription.
Louisiana Reclassifies Abortion Pills as Controlled Dangerous Substances
In another blow to reproductive healthcare freedom in Republican states, Louisiana has reclassified the abortion drugs mifepristone and misoprostol as schedule IV controlled substances, which come with prison terms of up to five years for those caught in possession without a prescription.
Abortion medications now restricted in Louisiana
A new law restricting the use of certain abortion medications went into effect Tuesday (Oct. 1) in Louisiana. Mifepristone and misoprostol are now classified as controlled dangerous substances, meaning it is illegal to carry those drugs without a prescription.
Louisiana hospitals lock up key pregnancy drugs as anti-abortion law takes effect
Louisiana hospitals have locked up a key drug used to stop women from bleeding out after giving birth as a new state law takes effect Tuesday.
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Louisiana becomes 1st state to list abortion drugs as controlled substances
Two drugs that can be used to induce medicated abortions are now classified as controlled substances in Louisiana as a ...
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Louisiana’s new mifepristone and misoprostol law puts my patients at unnecessary risk
Opinion: Louisiana’s new restrictions on mifepristone and misoprostol threaten to negate the state’s recent gains in maternal ...
Emergency Doctor Worries Louisiana’s New Classification for Abortion Meds Could Be Life-Threatening
A new law will go into effect in Louisiana on Oct. 1 that will classify two drugs—mifepristone and misoprostol, which are ...
How a Shreveport senator was thrust into Harris-Trump campaign with Louisiana abortion law
Louisiana state Senator Thomas Pressly's abortion pill law has elevated his national profile and thrust him into the ...
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Doctors are boycotting Texas conferences over abortion restrictions
A breast cancer surgeon has created a California alternative to a major Texas event, while other medical conferences have ...