Louisiana, abortion
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's new abortion pill law goes into effect today. It's already impacting care, doctors say
Two drugs used in pregnancy care are now under lock and key in Louisiana after a new law took effect Tuesday.
Louisiana’s new abortion pill law may delay lifesaving care for women, doctors say
Starting Tuesday in Louisiana, mifepristone and misoprostol will be reclassified as controlled substances in the state, making it a crime punishable by up to five years in prison to possess the drugs without a prescription.
Abortion Pills Will Be Controlled Substances in Louisiana Soon. Doctors Have Concerns
Louisiana will become the first in the United States on Tuesday to categorize two widely used abortion-inducing pills as “controlled dangerous substances.”
Louisiana becomes 1st state to list abortion drugs as controlled substances
Two drugs that can be used to induce medicated abortions are now classified as controlled substances in Louisiana as a controversial new law takes effect Oct. 1. Why it matters: Doctors have said the new restrictions will delay life-saving care for some patients.
When abortion politics complicates mothers’ addiction recovery
A 2023 study stressed the danger. “Substance use,” it found, was involved in more than half of Kentucky’s maternal deaths.
Arizona abortion-rights advocates pour $15 million into ballot measure ad blitz
Arizonans are preparing to vote on a state constitutional amendment to allow abortion up to the point of fetal viability.
'Don't let me die' — California sues Eureka hospital for denying a woman an emergency abortion
California has sued a Humboldt County hospital after a patient said she was denied an emergency abortion earlier this year ...
California sues hospital for denying patient an emergency abortion
Providence St. Joseph's is a Catholic hospital and the primary hospital services provider in Eureka, California.
Polls show big increase in Republicans planning to vote for abortion rights
But most of the others, and especially those in the key competitive states protect the right to an abortion through fetal ...
The Stakes on Abortion
Trump has a long history of reversing course on abortion.
Does your state have abortion restrictions? See our breakdown of each state's rules
NBC News is tracking the status of state-level abortion laws and restrictions across the United States now that the Supreme ...