LA senate passes bill to criminalize abortion meds

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Louisiana lawmakers on Thursday gave final approval to a bill that would classify the abortion-inducing drugs misoprostol and mifepristone as Schedule IV controlled dangerous substances in the state, placing them in the same category as highly regulated drugs such as narcotics and depressants.

The state Senate voted 29-7 to pass the bill, which the state House approved earlier this week. It now heads to the desk of Republican Gov. Jeff Landry, who is expected to sign it into law.

If signed into law, Louisiana would become the first state to classify the drugs as controlled dangerous substances. Abortion is already banned in Louisiana with no exceptions for rape or incest.

In a medication abortion, mifepristone blocks the hormone progesterone, which is needed for a pregnancy to continue. Misoprostol is then taken within the next 24 to 48 hours. Misoprostol causes the uterus to contract, creating cramping and bleeding. Approved for use in other conditions, such as preventing stomach ulcers, the drug has been available at pharmacies for decades.

Under the measure, anyone found in possession of the drugs without a valid prescription could face a felony charge – punishable with up to five years in prison and fines of up to $5,000.

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[PartySick 172,545]

Welcome to RepubliKKKans' America

Vote blue this November or this sh*t is spreading to every state, even blue states.

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I don't think even this current US supreme court will really allow this but how scary

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I expected Los Angeles but somehow it's Louis and Ana

 

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Make abortion legal again 

[SharkmanthaC 115,047]

Good grief this is extremely dangerous. You will be forcing women with ectopic pregnancies and other issues to have surgery instead of being able to take care of it "easier." I fully believe people should have access as a choice over their body. I just wish this idiotic lawmakers understood abortion is not just used as "birth control," it is a medical procedure sometimes done on very wanted pregnancies.

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2 minutes ago, SharkmanthaC said:

Good grief this is extremely dangerous. You will be forcing women with ectopic pregnancies and other issues to have surgery instead of being able to take care of it "easier." I fully believe people should have access as a choice over their body. I just wish this idiotic lawmakers understood abortion is not just used as "birth control," it is a medical procedure sometimes done on very wanted pregnancies.

They stressed that these drugs will still be available via prescription

The problem is, it's literally called the "morning after pill" for a reason

And I suspect it won't be long until doctors' ability to prescribe these drugs will be limited or removed entirely too

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Just now, PartySick said:

They stressed that these drugs will still be available via prescription

The problem is, it's literally called the "morning after pill" for a reason

And I suspect it won't be long until doctors' ability to prescribe these drugs will be limited or removed entirely too

Wait is it the morning after pill or the abortion pill? Because those are two different things.

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8 minutes ago, SharkmanthaC said:

Wait is it the morning after pill or the abortion pill? Because those are two different things.

Meds previously available OTC, I had assumed that includes plan-b but turns out that's already virtually inaccessible in that state.

Also, since abortion is fully illegal in Louisiana, prescribing these meds for the purpose of abortion has been illegal for two years.

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1 hour ago, PartySick said:

Welcome to RepubliKKKans' America

Vote blue this November or this sh*t is spreading to every state, even blue states.

The fact that this was allowed to commence during this tenure is why I don't even care about American news anymore. I know there's a lot of nuances to the workings of the Legal system but I don't even care about that at this point. This government fumbled big time. Every resource should have been employed to avoid this whirlpool that is now spreading. Trump will only speed up how fast it spreads but it will spread non the less

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**** the 29 that voted for it

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all abortion bans do is creat riskier pregnancies like they genuinely do not care about it their people 

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“Boy, these conservatives are really something, aren't they? They're all in favor of the unborn. They will do anything for the unborn. But once you're born, you're on your own. Pro-life conservatives are obsessed with the fetus from conception to nine months. After that, they don't want to know about you. They don't want to hear from you. No nothing. No neonatal care, no day care, no head start, no school lunch, no food stamps, no welfare, no nothing. If you're preborn, you're fine; if you're preschool, you're f cked!”

-George Carlin

 

It’s never about the children, it’s about control.

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The governor signed it: 

 

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