Source: The Hill
“Louisiana health care workers and advocates filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging a recently passed state law reclassifying two drugs used in medication abortions — mifepristone and misoprostol — as controlled and dangerous substances. … Mifepristone and misoprostol are commonly used in medication abortions but are also used to treat conditions related to pregnancy like miscarriages or postpartum hemorrhaging as well as Cushing’s syndrome and gastric ulcers. … Louisiana was one of 13 states to begin enforcing a trigger abortion ban, prohibiting abortions at all stages of pregnancy with few exceptions, after the 2022 overturning of Roe v. Wade. Instead, plaintiffs argue, the law subjects health care providers and their patients to a ‘highly regulated legal scheme’ that delays access to potentially lifesaving medication.” (10/31/24)