Republican War On Women Equates Pregnancy Care Pills To Heroin
“Louisiana Republicans Criminalize Life-Saving Pregnancy Care Pills”
“Louisiana Republicans voted to reclassify drugs used in abortion as controlled dangerous substances. It’s a move staunchly protested by hundreds of physicians in the state, who fear passing this bill will interfere with patient care given how commonly one of the pills, misoprostol, is used to save lives in pregnancy care.” — Rolling Stone
“In Louisiana, possession of the drug without a prescription will be treated in the same way as heroin and cocaine. Apparently, the overwhelmingly male Louisiana legislature views women’s healthcare as inherently dangerous. When Trump says that Republicans will never seek to outlaw contraceptives, don’t believe him.” — Robert Hubbell
Louisiana also among the highest rates of rape in the in the country and no abortion exception for rape nor incest. Check this map for the number of rape induced pregnancies in your state, and the MAGA Republicans who have banned abortions and equating pregnancy care to heroin.
Donald Trump did this
“Misoprostol is such a literal life-saver… could birth control pills or IUDs could be future targets. She also worries that if pharmacies are scared to stock the medication, it would cause a shortage. — New Orleans OB-GYN Dr. Nicole Freehill in Rolling Stone.
Vice President Kamala Harris weighed in after the vote, posting on X: “Absolutely unconscionable. The Louisiana House just passed a bill that would criminalize the possession of medication abortion, with penalties of up to several years of jail time. Let’s be clear: Donald Trump did this.”
Mapping the Republican War on Women
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