{"id":1048483,"date":"2024-10-01T19:20:32","date_gmt":"2024-10-01T23:20:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1048483"},"modified":"2024-10-01T19:20:32","modified_gmt":"2024-10-01T23:20:32","slug":"louisiana-reclassifies-life-saving-medication-further-restricting-care-in-the-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/louisiana-reclassifies-life-saving-medication-further-restricting-care-in-the-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Louisiana Reclassifies Life-Saving Medication, Further Restricting Care in the State"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Today, Louisiana \u2013 a state with a near-total abortion ban made possible by Donald Trump \u2013 will go even further to restrict reproductive care in the state. In a move doctors warn<\/a> risks the health and safety of women, Louisiana will reclassify the abortion pills misoprostol and mifepristone as controlled substances. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As Louisiana MAGA Republicans follow Trump\u2019s anti-reproductive freedom playbook and put women at risk by placing further restrictions on safe, life-saving medication, <\/em>DNC Spokesperson Maddy Mundy issued the following statement: <\/em><\/strong>
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\u201cAs Trump brags about ripping reproductive protections away from women across the country, extreme Republicans have followed Trump\u2019s anti-reproductive rights playbook, restricting abortion and life-saving medication in Louisiana and across the South. Women are dying under these laws that Trump made possible. Louisiana\u2019s new law is only the latest example of access to reproductive care being taken away from women after Trump overturned Roe<\/em>. Now, if Trump reaches the White House again, he\u2019ll take these extreme attacks on reproductive freedom nationwide with his Project 2025 playbook. Trump\u2019s Project 2025 agenda includes banning abortion nationwide and restricting access to mifepristone, a life-saving medication. The only candidates in this race fighting to protect and restore reproductive rights for all Americans are Vice President Kamala Harris and Governor Tim Walz.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Louisiana\u2019s new law makes abortion pills a controlled substance and puts the lives and health of pregnant women at risk. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

MSNBC<\/a>: Opinion | \u201cLouisiana\u2019s new restriction on this abortion pill <\/strong>will making giving birth here more risky\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NBC News<\/a>: \u201cLouisiana’s new abortion pill<\/strong> law may delay lifesaving care for women, doctors say\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NPR<\/a>: \u201cAbortion pills <\/strong>will become controlled substances in Louisiana on Oct. 1\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following Trump\u2019s overturning of <\/strong>Roe v. Wade<\/em><\/strong>, Louisiana Republicans passed one of the most restrictive abortion bans in the country and even considered giving women prison time for seeking reproductive care.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

AP News<\/a>: \u201cLouisiana lawmakers reject adding exceptions of rape and incest to abortion ban\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDespite pleas from Democrats and gut-wrenching testimony from doctors and rape survivors, a GOP-controlled legislative committee rejected a bill Tuesday that would have added cases of rape and incest as exceptions to Louisiana\u2019s abortion ban.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn the reliably red state, which is firmly ensconced in the Bible Belt and where even some Democrats oppose abortions, adding exceptions to Louisiana\u2019s strict law has been an ongoing battle for advocates \u2014 with a similar measure failing last year. Currently, of the 14 states with abortion bans at all stages of pregnancy, six have exceptions in cases of rape and five have exceptions for incest.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CNN<\/a>: \u201cThese male politicians are pushing for women who receive abortions to be punished with prison time\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is only possible because Donald Trump paved the way for the Supreme Court to overturn <\/strong>Roe v. Wade<\/em><\/strong>, something he has boasted that he is \u201cproud\u201d of.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump<\/a>: \u201cI was proudly the person responsible for the ending of \u2026 <\/strong>Roe v. Wade<\/em><\/strong>.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump<\/a>: \u201cFor 54 years they were trying to get <\/strong>Roe v. Wade<\/em><\/strong><\/a> terminated, and I did it, and I\u2019m proud to have done it. \u2026 Nobody else was going to get that done but me<\/strong>, and we did it, and we did something that was a miracle.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump<\/a>: \u201cGetting rid of <\/strong>Roe v. Wade<\/em><\/strong> was an incredible thing<\/strong> for pro-life because it gave pro-life something to negotiate with. Pro-life had absolutely nothing, being stuck in Roe v. Wade<\/em>, to negotiate with. \u2026 And look, everybody that was president wanted to get rid and tried to get rid of Roe v. Wade<\/em> … For fifty years, this has been going on. I was able to do it, and I was very honored to do it.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump<\/a>: \u201cAfter 50 years of failure, with nobody coming even close, I was able to kill <\/strong>Roe v. Wade<\/em><\/strong>, much to the \u2018shock\u2019 of everyone \u2026 Without me there would be no 6 weeks, 10 weeks, 15 weeks, or whatever is finally agreed to.<\/strong> Without me the pro Life movement would have just kept losing. Thank you President TRUMP!!!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump<\/a>: \u201cI’m the one that got rid of <\/strong>Roe v. Wade<\/em><\/strong>, and everybody said that was an impossible thing to do. I put on three Supreme Court justices. Very few people have had that privilege or honor.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rolling Stone<\/a>: \u201cTrump Claims Credit for All Abortion Bans\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today, Louisiana \u2013 a state with a near-total abortion ban made possible by Donald Trump \u2013 will go even further to restrict reproductive care in the state. 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