tldr –
The main thrust of this article is about postpartum hemmorhage (PPH), which can occur up to twelve weeks after giving birth. “[H]ospitals often stock misoprostol on postpartum hemorrhage kits or carts that are in delivery rooms for quick access. But under the new law, which classifies mifepristone and misoprostol as Schedule IV drugs, some large Louisiana hospitals said the medications will be “stored in a passcode-protected dispensing system” alongside other controlled substances.” In order to access these medications, now doctors will need to do a bunch of paperwork first.
Rescheduling these drugs puts them farther out of reach of medical professionals who need them quickly in order to save the life of someone who is bleeding out. This is essentially like making EMTs and paramedics keep Narcan and Epipens in a locked box in the ambulance, that they can’t open until having filled out the proper form.
The long term impact of this is going to be a seismic popping sound as the majority of OBGYN doctors leave the state for other prospects. There are 50 states. They don’t have to practice in yours. It’s still a free country, for at least another week anyway.
A bit hyperbolic, doctors have contracts. But as the contracts come up for renewal there’s little to stop them from leaving.
This should matter to the political group keen on increasing the “domestic supply of infants” and encouraging people to replace themselves. Instead, they’re playing this game rather myopically.
I love how people have convinced themselves that there is any logic involved at all. They give zero fucks about babies or future tax payers. The only thing that matters is the cruelty right now
It’s still a free country, for at least another week anyway.
Well that’s pessimistic. You have two whole months of FREEDOM until the inauguration in January.
My sister-in-law needed this. It saved her life. Fuck these people.