Summary
Last-minute amendments would place mifepristone and misoprostol on the state’s list of controlled substances. The penalties would make possession of the medications a felony punishable up to five years in prison with a fine of up to $5,000.
The Supreme Court recently heard arguments from conservatives fighting to limit access to mifepristone. Louisiana’s move to classify the abortion pills as “dangerous controlled substances” could signal the latest front in Republican-led war on abortion access. By making these medications a controlled substance, should the bill become law, it could add a lot of red tape for doctors prescribing the pills.
“This was not on anyone’s radar at all — it feels very sneaky,” says anti-abortion doctor. “Your husband should not slip you abortion pills without you knowing it, that story is terrible. But linking that with this is totally backwards,’ says doctor.
