Louisiana’s new law on abortion drugs establishes risky treatment delays, lawsuit claims

Louisiana sued over law classifying abortion pills as "controlled substances"

Earlier this month, Louisiana became the first state in the country to classify the two most common drugs used in medication abortions, mifepristone and misoprostol, as Schedule IV controlled substances, creating stiff penalties for their unauthorized use. Medical providers sounded alarms when the GOP-controlled legislature passed the law: Abortion is already banned in the state in nearly all cases, and the new classification would delay lifesav…

Louisiana’s new law on abortion drugs establishes risky treatment delays, lawsuit claims

Louisiana’s new law categorizing two widely used abortion drugs as controlled dangerous substances is being challenged in a state court lawsuit by a physician, a pharmacist, two women who had

Lawsuit challenges Louisiana law classifying mifepristone, misoprostol as controlled substances

Louisiana healthcare workers and advocates filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging a recently passed state law re-classifying two drugs used in medication abortions — mifepristone and misoprostol — as controlled and dangerous substances.

Louisiana's new law on abortion drugs establishes risky treatment delays, lawsuit claims

Louisiana's new law categorizing two widely used abortion drugs as controlled dangerous substances is being challenged in a state court lawsuit by a physician, a pharmacist, two women who had difficult pregnancies and others.