The two drugs used in a medication abortion, mifepristone and misoprostol, are now controlled substances in Louisiana, making it a crime punishable by up to five years in prison to possess the drugs without a prescription.
The law, which passed in May and took effect Tuesday, classifies the two abortion pills as the highest grade of controlled substances, making Louisiana the first state to mandate prison or financial penalties for possessing the drug without a prescription.
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