Coverage dated September 29, 2024 to September 30, 2024
A new Louisiana law requires abortion meds to be locked in a cabinet, even if needed for emergency care
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By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — 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 stat…
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Louisiana will become the first in the United States on Tuesday to categorize two widely used abortion-inducing pills as “controlled dangerous substances.” Mifepristone and misoprostol are often referred to as abortion pills, but also treat miscarriages, induce labor and treat postpartum hemorrhagin…
By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — 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 stat…
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 first-of-its-kind law reclassified mifepristone and misoprostol as Schedule IV controlled substances, the same category a…
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