Roe v. Wade.

[Lookinagain]

Louisiana has reclassified two abortion drugs (mifepristone and misoprostol) officially controlled and dangerous substances and criminalizes those in possession without a prescription, up to five years in prison and up to a $5,000 fine. The new law mischaracterizes these drugs to be addictive. Critics fear it could be used as a model for other states.

How many more women are going to die?

It just seems to get worse and worse. I still find it so hard to believe I'm living in times like this.

 

[Matata]

Louisiana has reclassified two abortion drugs (mifepristone and misoprostol) officially controlled and dangerous substances and criminalizes those in possession without a prescription, up to five years in prison and up to a $5,000 fine. The new law mischaracterizes these drugs to be addictive. Critics fear it could be used as a model for other states.

I would be surprised if this law isn't challenged in court.

 

[Calliecake]

It just seems to get worse and worse. I still find it so hard to believe I'm living in times like this.

I agree @Lookinagain. I always hoped this would never be our reality but also feared it could be a possibility…. and here we are.

@Matata, Logically I know it more than likely will be challenged. The outcome remains to be seen. The way it stands right now this is a law for Louisiana

 

[Lookinagain]

And there is this part of the law as it currently stands


Scheduling the drugs also requires that their use be tracked by a Prescription Drug Monitoring Program, “a statewide program where I can look for a patient under my care and I can see for the past 15 years if they’ve been prescribed any scheduled medications, who the prescriber was, where they filled that medication,” and information about dates and amounts used, Prasad said.

 

[ShinyPink]

The new law mischaracterizes these drugs to be addictive.

Addictive? Because women love uterine cramping? This is infuriating! We're being targeted just for being women. This isn't anti-abortion; it's completely anti-women. Dare I ask what's next?!

 

[Lookinagain]

Addictive? Because women love uterine cramping? This is infuriating! We're being targeted just for being women. This isn't anti-abortion; it's completely anti-women. Dare I ask what's next?!

That's a good question. Look back 50 + years before Roe and see what things were like for women. I was there.

 

[LightBright]

These outrageous laws need to be brought to the Supreme Court. I’m hoping for a ruling declaring health autonomy is a Constitutional right. An essential RIGHT and FREEDOM. Women are not slaves or second class citizens. (There are other health autonomy affronts that also need correcting.)

 

[Lookinagain]

These outrageous laws need to be brought to the Supreme Court. I’m hoping for a ruling declaring health autonomy is a Constitutional right. An essential RIGHT and FREEDOM. Women are not slaves or second class citizens. (There are other health autonomy affronts that also need correcting.)

Well, you know what THIS court is likely to do? Leave it up to the states....that's their mantra generally on this issue. Just remember the most recent appointees to the court. They were given a mission.

 

[Calliecake]

These outrageous laws need to be brought to the Supreme Court. I’m hoping for a ruling declaring health autonomy is a Constitutional right. An essential RIGHT and FREEDOM. Women are not slaves or second class citizens. (There are other health autonomy affronts that also need correcting.)

We already know how the Supreme Court will rule. They overturned Roe. Woman are now second class citizens in some states.

 

[Lookinagain]

I’m hoping for a ruling declaring health autonomy is a Constitutional right.

Well, that's what it used to be. Until this SCOTUS decided it wasn't. This court isn't going to reverse themselves on this issue, that's a given.

 

[Matata]

 

[Calliecake]

In the first 16 months of Roe vs Wade turned over to the states, the state of Texas alone had 26,000 women who have been forced to carry a pregnancy to term by rape. That is just ONE state with these evil abortion laws. All women need body autonomy.

 

[Bonfire]

Wear’n it proudly!

 

[Calliecake]

It’s looks great on you @Bonfire!!!

 

[Gloria27]

These outrageous laws need to be brought to the Supreme Court. I’m hoping for a ruling declaring health autonomy is a Constitutional right. An essential RIGHT and FREEDOM. Women are not slaves or second class citizens. (There are other health autonomy affronts that also need correcting.)

You mean to have a choice when it comes to other medical procedures, nah, nobody on this topic cares about that even remotely!

 

[LightBright]

You mean to have a choice when it comes to other medical procedures, nah, nobody on this topic cares about that even remotely!

I do. But I notice many people don’t.

 

[monarch64]

I do. But I notice many people don’t.

I don’t see much about “abortion” these days; I see “reproductive rights” and “bodily autonomy.” People became very used to tying Roe to abortion only, partly because that’s what media plastered everywhere. Language takes time to change. I am just as concerned about my daughter’s reproductive right as I am for women who either cannot have children or who need care that falls under other categories like uterine, vaginal, ovarian health. This is all important for every AFAB/woman of every age.

 

[missy]

"

Increasing access ​

Historically, obtaining abortion pills has been hard. Now, a pilot program launched by Uplift International, an advocate for global health and human rights, in collaboration with online pharmacy Honeybee Health, aims to expand access to abortion care by allowing pharmacists to directly prescribe abortion medication to patients in Washington state. Called the Pharmacist Abortion Access Project (PAAP), the pilot program is the first of its kind in the US. The hope is that other states will follow. When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022, constitutional protections for abortions that had been in place since 1973 were repealed. Since then, a dozen states have banned abortions and others have sharply restricted the procedure. This created financial and psychological burdens for patients. “Attacks on access to abortion care have created an urgent medical, public health, and human rights crisis in the United States,” says Beth Rivin, president and chief executive officer of Uplift International and managing director of PAAP. Abortion is legal in Washington up to the point of fetal viability. But Rivin says some people in rural areas and those struggling financially can still find it hard to access reproductive health care. Washington’s pharmacists have long been recognized as health-care providers. In the PAAP pilot program, 10 pharmacists were trained to prescribe the standard, FDA-approved medications used for early abortion care to patients: misoprostol and mifepristone. By the end of the program, 43 people were prescribed abortion medication through Honeybee Health. The program doesn’t mean every pharmacist in Washington will start prescribing abortion pills. But there is interest in similar programs elsewhere. A 2023 survey of more than 900 pharmacy students and pharmacists in California found that, if allowed by law, 75% would be willing to prescribe abortion medication. “Uplift International has created a model,” Rivin said. “We encourage leaders in states that have already made progress in advancing abortion access to get in touch with us.” — Antonia Mufarech " Uplift International – Pioneering Solutions in Health and Human Rights The Right To Health We educate and advocate for the right to health, including increased access, affordability and nondiscrimination. Good health goes beyond healthcare. The Human Right to Family Planning (HR2FP) We tackle the global health challenge that puts 25 million women at upliftinternational.org

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[Matata]

Women were loudly advocating for their right to choose and when given the opportunity they chose the promise of cheaper chicken eggs over protections for their own and here we are, wondering about and waiting for the next hammer blow.

 

[ShinyPink]

F**king eggs....

 

[Calliecake]

Well the country is going to get exactly what they wanted. The whole thing makes me sad and angry. There is so much I would love to discuss here but I would be banned.

 

[Mreader]

F**king eggs....

The avian flu is largely responsible for those prices so they aren’t going down anytime soon anyway.