A Texas legislator has moved to designate abortion-inducing pills as controlled substances, potentially endangering women across the state.
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This is just the latest in a string of legislative moves that have targeted women’s healthcare. The first monumental restriction was the, which put abortion care in the hands of state governments in 2022, Texas lawmakers have continued to home in on reproductive health care. at the 2023 Rally for Life. “It was overturned, and I signed a law that bans abortions in Texas. All of you are life savers, and thousands of newborn babies are the result of your heroic efforts.
“Not having it readily available in a situation where seconds matter, not just minutes but seconds, is critically important,” said Ivey.Reclassifying the drugs does little to reduce doctors’ ability to prescribe the medication in the case of elective abortions. Experts claim the real victims of the bill are women experiencing life-threatening symptoms associated with failed pregnancies. Misoprostol is frequently stocked on obstetric carts in the event of a life-threatening obstetric hemorrhage.
“We really want to do the right thing by women,” said Ivey. “We want to practice within the confines of the law.”that the intent of the bill is to eliminate the potential for minors to receive medical abortions, describing the piece of legislation as a “necessary evil.” But doctors have emphasized the medical necessity of the pills.
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