New La. law reclassifies abortion meds as controlled dangerous substances
A new Louisiana law is requiring hospitals to change their protocols after the law reclassifies two widely used abortion medications.
Mifepristone and Misoprostol are Not “Controlled Dangerous Substances”: The American College of ...
In May of 2024, Louisiana enacted a law classifying mifepristone and misoprostol as Schedule IV controlled dangerous substances, akin to medications that
Louisiana Reclassifies Abortion Pills as Controlled Dangerous Substances
In another blow to reproductive healthcare freedom in Republican states, Louisiana has reclassified the abortion drugs mifepristone and misoprostol as schedule IV controlled substances, which come with prison terms of up to five years for those caught in possession without a prescription.
A new Louisiana law requires abortion meds to be locked in a cabinet, even if needed for emergency care
Louisiana’s first-in-the-nation law listing the abortion medications mifepristone and misoprostol as “controlled dangerous substances” took effect Tuesday, triggering fears among health-care providers and pharmacists that routine care may be worsened for women in the state.
Louisiana law criminalizing possession of abortion pills takes effect
The two drugs used in medication abortion are officially controlled substances in Louisiana after a law took effect that criminalizes their possession without a prescription. The first-of-its-kind law reclassified mifepristone and misoprostol as Schedule IV controlled substances,
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Louisiana’s new mifepristone and misoprostol law puts my patients at unnecessary risk
Opinion: Louisiana’s new restrictions on mifepristone and misoprostol threaten to negate the state’s recent gains in maternal ...
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Court case over Mifepristone remanded back to Amarillo District Court
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has remanded a court case involving access to Mifepristone back to ...
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What Does the Research Show About Safety and Mifepristone?
Mifepristone is approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to end pregnancy up to 10 weeks. In recent years, the FDA has loosened restrictions to allow patients to be assessed via telehealth ...
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Mifepristone ruling: The abortion battle may be just be beginning
The court was reviewing a decision by a federal judge in Texas that suspended approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the abortion drug mifepristone, one of the most commonly used ...
Mifepristone and Misoprostol are Not “Controlled Dangerous Substances”: The American College of Medical Toxicology Issues Position Statement
Mifepristone and Misoprostol are Not “Controlled Dangerous Substances”: The American College of Medical Toxicology Issues Position Statement ...
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SCOTUS blocks restrictions on abortion pill mifepristone
In the latest twist and turn of the rancorous abortion pill battle in the US, the Supreme Court has temporarily halted a lower court ruling that would have restricted access to mifepristone.
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What is the abortion pill mifepristone and is it safe?
Much of the fight is focused on mifepristone, one half of the two-pill regimen that makes up the safest and most effective mode of medication abortion. In June, the Supreme Court blocked an effort ...
Washington state becomes first state with Mifepristone stockpile as 'insurance'
Washington state is the first state in the country with a Mifepristone abortion pill stockpile with Governor Jay Inslee saying it's "insurance." ...
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Debate: Trump lauds mifepristone ruling, Biden touts IRA win
Trump had not previously weighed in on the mifepristone decision, so his straightforward answer was notable and puts the former president on the record should he win the election in November.
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Mifepristone-Misoprostol Medical Abortion Mortality
In September 2000, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a medical abortion regimen for women up to 49 days gestation consisting of 600 mg mifepristone (a progesterone ...
Abortion Pill Maker Is Seeking to Expand Its Use to Miscarriage
Danco Laboratories is preparing to ask the FDA to approve Mifeprex’s use for managing miscarriages, a move that could make ...