A chilling effect of Louisiana's abortion law
Summary
Abortion pills, mifepristone and misoprostol, have been recently classified as dangerous substances in Louisiana in the aftermath of the overturning of Roe v Wade. The justification for banning abortion pills was their potential to be used to nonconsensually induce an abortion when disguised in food or drink. Nevertheless, Apart from terminating a pregnancy, these drugs have other uses. However, the new classification will render access more difficult regardless of the reason for its use.
Relevance
The classification is relevant to the abortion debate in the Canadian Catholic healthcare context. Opinnions and subsequent access to abortion ressources tend to be framed from a religious construct of morality. Limiting access to drugs commonly used to perform abortions could unfold in Canadian policy.