Louisiana – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

19 Sep

Reproductive Freedom for All Slams Fifth Circuit Case That Threatens Mifepristone Access Nationwide Ahead of Oral Arguments

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit will hear oral arguments in Louisiana v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a lawsuit seeking to end mail and pharmacy access to mifepristone nationwide—including in states where abortion is protected.

17 Sep

Louisiana State asks appeals court to block telehealth access to abortion medications

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he state of Louisiana wants the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn federal policy allowing out-of-state doctors to prescribe and mail mifepristone, a drug used in abortion

29 Jun

So Much for Leaving Abortion Up to the States

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Louisiana’s case against the FDA is not just about one drug.

22 Apr

Judge refuses to block sending abortion pill by mail for now, but says FDA must finish review

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Ruling is setback to Louisiana effort to stifle groups that send it into states with abortion bans

17 Jan

Gov. Newsom Stands Firm on Reproductive Rights, Rejects Extradition Request

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Gov. Gavin Newsom has formally rejected a request from Louisiana to extradite a California doctor for providing abortion medication that is legal under California law, reaffirming the state’s refusal to cooperate with efforts by other states to criminalize reproductive health care.

18 Nov

New Orleans, LA: New clinic opens to increase access to reproductive health care in wake of Planned Parenthood’s closing

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Nurse practitioner Kelly Baquet says she is tired of diagnosing patients with HIV. “We have so many tools to prevent HIV now,” she said. “I want to be a part of ending the epidemic.”https://www.wwno.org/public-health/2025-11-17/new-clinic-opens-to-increase-access-to-reproductive-health-care-in-wake-of-planned-parenthoods-closing

09 Oct

Louisiana sues Food & Drug Administration to stop mailing of abortion medication

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Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill filed a lawsuit this week that calls on the federal government to strike down rules that allow the distribution of abortion drugs without an in-person doctor’s visit. It’s her latest attempt to place restrictions on out-of-state shipments of mifepristone, a medication that used to terminate pregnancies but that also has other life-saving and gynecological uses.

27 Apr

Louisiana ponders IVF protections that anti-abortion groups oppose

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A Louisiana lawmaker says he wants to avoid the scenario that unfolded last year in Alabama, where clinics offering in vitro fertilization closed their doors rather than risk legal liability based on a new interpretation of a 19th century law. The matter has pitted some conservative Republicans, who normally take the same side on reproductive health issues, against one another. It also provides a glimpse into the national debate over IVF, which proponents fear could be threatened under Trump administration policy.

08 Apr

Strict Abortion Laws In Louisiana, North Carolina Could Get More Severe

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In Louisiana, where abortion is banned without any exceptions, a Republican bill would expand the definition of "coerced abortion." In North Carolina, where abortion is legal only up to 12 weeks of pregnancy and has exceptions for rape and incest, a Republican bill would make abortion illegal after conception and eliminate those exceptions.

04 Feb

N.Y. moves to shield abortion medication prescriptions after Louisiana indicts doctor

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“New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday signed a bill to shield the identities of doctors who prescribe abortion medications, days after a physician in the state was charged with prescribing abortion pills to a pregnant minor in Louisiana. The new law, which took effect immediately, allows doctors to request for their names to be left off abortion pill bottles and instead list the name of their health-care practices on medication labels….”

02 Feb

New York doctor faces criminal charges for prescribing abortion pills to Louisiana patient

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"A Louisiana grand jury on Friday indicted a New York doctor for allegedly prescribing abortion pills to a minor patient in the southern state, in what appears to be the first criminal case against an abortion provider since Roe v. Wade was overturned. Dr. Margaret Daley Carpenter and her company Nightingale Medical have been charged with criminal abortion by means of abortion-inducing drugs, The Associated Press reported. The patient’s mother, who prosecutors say ordered the pills online for her daughter, has also been charged with the same felony crime, according to the AP...."

08 Dec

Louisiana miscarriage patient who had to cross state lines for a D&C wants answers

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Tabitha Crowe said she woke up around 4 a.m. one Thursday in August covered in blood. She was visiting her parents in southern Louisiana when she started miscarrying her first pregnancy. She said her mom and dad drove her to a nearby hospital while she fought dizziness from the blood loss in their back seat.

31 Oct

Reproductive rights groups sue Louisiana over controlled substances law

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A group of health care providers and two Louisiana women who were denied abortion care are suing state officials to block a new law that makes common pregnancy medications controlled dangerous substances, arguing the law is discriminatory and unconstitutional.

02 Oct

A new Louisiana law requires abortion meds to be locked in a cabinet, even if needed for emergency care

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“Louisiana’s first-in-the-nation law listing the abortion medications mifepristone and misoprostol as “controlled dangerous substances” took effect Tuesday, triggering fears among health-care providers and pharmacists that routine care may be worsened for women in the state. Beyond abortion, the medicines are used for miscarriage management and, in misoprostol’s case, to stop dangerous bleeding after childbirth, physicians say. Now, in Louisiana,misoprostol is required to be stored in a locked box like other controlled substances, which doctors fear could delay treatment in emergency situations….”

26 May

Louisiana votes to make abortion pills controlled substances

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"Louisiana has become the first state to pass a law that designates abortion pills as dangerous controlled substances. Once Gov. Jeff Landry signs the bill into law, as he is expected to do, possession of the drugs mifepristone and misoprostol without a prescription would be a crime punishable with possible fines and jail time. Louisiana already has a near-total abortion ban, so the medications, which are also used for miscarriages and ulcers, are only available in that state under limited circumstances...."