On Thursday, the Louisiana state Legislature voted for the final passage of a first-of-its-kind bill to reclassify two abortion drugs as “controlled and dangerous substances.” The bill now goes to the desk of the state’s Republican Governor, Jeff Landry, who is expected to sign it into law:
Supporters of the reclassification of mifepristone and misoprostol, commonly known as “abortion pills,” say it would protect expectant mothers from coerced abortions. Numerous doctors, meanwhile, have said it will make it harder for them to prescribe the medicines that they use for other important reproductive health care needs, and could delay treatment.
Passage of the bill comes as both abortion rights advocates and abortion opponents await a final decision from the U.S. Supreme Court on an effort to restrict access to mifepristone. The justices did not appear ready to limit access to the…
