Beginning today, a person could face a five-thousand-dollar fine or up to five years in prison for possessing mifepristone and misoprostol without a prescription. Opponents have expressed concern this will negatively impact the health care of pregnant women, but Attorney General Liz Murrill says this is fearmongering from the pro-abortion activists…
“The fact is that nothing in Louisiana law stands in the way of doctors providing care that stabilizes and treats emergency conditions for women.”
In May, Governor Jeff Landry signed a law reclassifying the abortion drugs Mifepristone and Misoprostol as controlled, dangerous substances. The law designates them as Schedule IV drugs, making possession illegal without a valid prescription. Murrill says securing medications that can and have been abused isn’t new…
“…and this constant disinformation is intented to create confusion and intimidate women from seeking care they may need in an emergency situation.”
Supporters believe this reclassification will prevent coerced abortions, while opponents, including some doctors, argue that it may delay access to medications with other medical uses Despite concerns, Murrill says the law includes protections for pregnant women obtaining these drugs for personal use.
“Any hospital or doctor who refuses to treat and stabilize a woman having a miscarriage or suffering with an ectopic pregnancy, could be committing medial malpractice and violating federal law.”
The drugs are used to induce an abortion, but they also can help manage miscarriages, induce labor, insert IUD’s, and stop hemorrhaging in pregnant women.