If Louisiana's bill to classify abortion pills as controlled substances becomes law, the state would be the first to criminalize possession of medication abortion drugs without a prescription.

Current Louisiana law already requires a prescription for both drugs and makes it a crime to use them to induce an abortion in most cases. The bill would make it harder to obtain the pills by ...

It includes those out of the state, who may be responsible for an illegal abortion whether that be mailing, prescribing or "coordinating the sale of” pregnancy-ending pills to someone in Louisiana.

Louisiana lawmakers pass bill targeting out-of-state doctors who prescribe and mail abortion pills June 11, 2025 Sara Cline, Associated Press ...

Louisiana lawmakers voted to reclassify abortion pills mifepristone and misoprostol as controlled dangerous substances, a first-of-its-kind measure that represents a new challenge to the most ...

Louisiana lawmakers concluded their 2025 legislative session on Thursday by passing the state’s $51 billion budget.

Despite making major strides, in part due to President Donald Trump's efforts, the pro-life movement is experiencing some setbacks with abortions reportedly rising in 2024. Women are obtaining ...

The number of abortions in the U.S. rose again in 2024, with women continuing to find ways to get them despite bans and restrictions in many states, ...

Louisiana lawmakers pass bill targeting out-of-state doctors who prescribe and mail abortion pills The case is at the center of an unfolding battle between liberal and conservative states over ...

Louisiana already has punishments in place for illegal abortions. Physicians convicted of the crime face up to 15 years in prison. Additionally, last year lawmakers added two abortion pills ...

The bill was crafted in response to a criminal case against a New York doctor who allegedly prescribed online and sent abortion pills to a pregnant Louisiana minor, Attorney General Liz Murrill ...

Louisiana lawmakers pass bill targeting out-of-state doctors who prescribe and mail abortion pills Mifepristone tablets are seen in a Planned Parenthood clinic, July 18, 2024, in Ames, Iowa ...