Doctors grapple with how to save women's lives amid 'confusion and angst' over new Louisiana law
Doctors grapple with how to save women's lives amid 'confusion and angst' over new Louisiana law
Under a new state law, Louisiana doctors might not be able to quickly access one of the most widely used life-saving medications for pregnant women.
When a woman starts bleeding out after labor, every second matters. But soon, under a new state law, Louisiana doctors might not be able to quickly access one of the most widely used life-saving medications for postpartum hemorrhage.
The Louisiana Illuminator spoke with several doctors across the state that voiced extreme concern about how the rescheduling of misoprostol as a controlled dangerous substance will impact inpatient care at hospitals. Misoprostol is prescribed in a number of medical scenarios — it’s an essential part of reproductive health care that can be used during emergencies, as well as for miscarriage treatment, labor induction, or intrauterine device (IUD) insertion.
But because it is used for abortion, misoprostol has been targeted by conservatives in Louisiana — an unprecedented move for a medication that routinely saves lives. A controlled dangerous substance has extra barriers for access, which can delay care.
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If you needed another proof that rethuglicunts are not pro-life, but anti-woman, here it is.
Hey! don't use cunt like that. It doesn't deserve to be compared to those useless fucks.
Excuse me, this is an insult to useless fucks world wide.
Sure it is ya cheeky cunt. Sure it is. /s