{"id":2251576,"date":"2024-05-23T19:06:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-23T23:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/red-state-votes-to-make-abortion-pills-controlled-substances-as-activists-defy-pro-life-protections\/"},"modified":"2024-05-23T19:09:39","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T23:09:39","slug":"red-state-votes-to-make-abortion-pills-controlled-substances-as-activists-defy-pro-life-protections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/red-state-votes-to-make-abortion-pills-controlled-substances-as-activists-defy-pro-life-protections\/","title":{"rendered":"Red state votes to classify abortion pills as controlled substances, defying pro-life protections"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fred-state-votes-to-make-abortion-pills-controlled-substances-as-activists-defy-pro-life-protections%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2251576&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Louisiana \u2062Republicans propose a bill to criminalize unauthorized possession of abortion drugs.\u200c The legislation passed in the\u200d state Senate and House, adding\u2062 mifepristone and misoprostol to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-president-trump-gives-pardons-to-73-individuals-and-commutes-another-70-sentences-steve-bannon-is-included\/\" title=\"BREAKING: President Trump Gives Pardons to 73 Individuals and Commutes Another 70 Sentences \u2013 Steve Bannon Is Included\">controlled substances<\/a>. The measure aims to prevent coerced abortions and safeguard against misuse. Despite the ban\u2063 on medication abortions, activists persist in importing pills \u2062for illicit use. \u200cGovernor Jeff Landry is likely to approve the bill, supported by Attorney General Liz Murrill to curb\u2064 unauthorized \u2063drug shipments.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/louisiana\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Louisiana<\/a> Republicans have advanced a measure that would criminalize possession without valid prescription of two drugs commonly used for illegal abortions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The measure (SB 276), which <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/abortion-pills-louisiana-legislature-controlled-substance-06ea3e8df86b72b473efe8fc71054ddf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">passed<\/a> in the state Senate 29-7 and House 63-29 this week, adds both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/completely-unjustified-medical-journal-retracts-major-studies-critical-of-abortion-pill-ahead-of-supreme-court-clash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mifepristone and misoprostol<\/a> to the state\u2019s list of dangerous controlled substances and creates punishment for coerced abortions. Those two drugs are used to end the life of an unborn child in over half of all recorded abortions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While medication abortions are already illegal in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/louisiana\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Louisiana<\/a>, leftist activists defy the pro-life protections and ship the pills into the state for illicit abortions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThe purpose of bringing this legislation is certainly not to prevent these drugs from being used for legitimate health care purposes,\u201d Senator Thomas Pressley said, according to the Associated Press. \u201cI am simply trying to put safeguards and guardrails in place to keep bad actors from getting these medications.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pressley said he introduced the measure after his sister was slipped <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-state-legislatures-move-to-ban-chemical-abortion-by-mail\/\" title=\"GOP State Legislatures Move To Ban Chemical Abortion By Mail\">abortion pills<\/a> by her husband without her knowledge.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The legislation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/05\/22\/health\/abortion-pills-louisiana-controlled-substance.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">would not<\/a> make pregnant women illegally in possession of the abortion pills liable for criminal punishment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Republican Governor Jeff Landry is expected to sign the legislation, which was broadly opposed by Democrats, who claimed it was an attack on health care.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AGLizMurrill\/status\/1793075287779135973\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> she backed the legislation because of the amount of abortion pills being shipped into Louisiana.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI support SB 276 and legislation to add Mifepristone and Misoprostol to the Controlled Dangerous Substances list,\u201d she said. \u201cThese drugs are increasingly being shipped from outside our state and country to women and girls in our state.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/how-leftist-networks-flood-red-states-with-risky-abortion-pills-with-no-consequences\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">previously reported<\/a> that a nebulous network of leftist groups are shipping thousands of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-a-leftist-network-of-websites-floods-red-states-with-abortion-pills-with-no-consequences\/\" title=\"The Impact of Left-Leaning Websites Distributing Abortion Pills in Conservative Regions\">unregulated foreign abortion pills<\/a> into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-newsom-lifts-calif-lockdown-orders-amid-mounting-backlash\/\" title=\"Gov. Newsom lifts Calif. lockdown orders amid mounting backlash\">conservative states<\/a> to women seeking to end the lives of their unborn children.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For less than $100, anyone can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/as-thousands-march-for-life-democrats-are-out-of-step-with-majority\/\" title=\"As Thousands March For Life, Democrats Are Out Of Step With Majority\">order abortion drugs<\/a> such as mifepristone and misoprostol online without a prescription. Age is not verified, nor is a medical professional ever consulted, meaning anyone, including young girls, can easily get their hands on the pills after brief interactions on a shady website.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Supreme Court <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/supreme-court-hears-arguments-on-allowing-mail-order-abortion-pills\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">heard oral arguments<\/a> earlier this year about whether to reinstate certain FDA restrictions on mifepristone which were relaxed by the Biden administration. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Changes in 2016 and 2021 made mifepristone available by mail and allowed the drug to be prescribed by medical providers who are not physicians. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/how-leftist-networks-flood-red-states-with-risky-abortion-pills-with-no-consequences\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How A Leftist Network Of Websites Floods Red States With Abortion Pills With No Consequences<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Louisiana Republicans push to criminalize unauthorized possession of abortion drugs. Senate Bill 276 passed in the state Senate 29-7 and House 63-29, adding mifepristone and misoprostol to the controlled substances list. Punishments for coercion introduced<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":200,"featured_media":2251577,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1481952226.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2251576","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1481952226.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2251576","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/200"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2251576"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2251576\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2251577"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2251576"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2251576"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2251576"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}