That’s the thing about restrictions on reproductive healthcare — they can affect anyone with a uterus, even people who think they’d never have an abortion.
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.
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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.
Don’t give them ideas, Republican states would probably love to force Narcan into locked, paperwork controlled boxes.