TX Bill Would Reclassify Abortion Drugs As “Controlled”

The Texas Tribune reports:

A Louisiana law that reclassified abortion-inducing drugs as controlled substances has made it more difficult for doctors to treat a wide range of gynecological conditions, doctors say. Now, a similar proposal has been filed in Texas. Texas Rep. Pat Curry, a freshman Republican from Waco, said the intent of House Bill 1339 is to make it harder for people, especially teenagers, to order mifepristone and misoprostol online to terminate their pregnancies.

Doctors in Louisiana say the measure has done little to strengthen the state’s near-total abortion ban, but has increased fear and confusion among doctors, pharmacists and patients. These medications are often used to empty the uterus after a patient has a miscarriage, and are commonly prescribed ahead of inserting an IUD. Misoprostol is also often the best treatment for obstetric hemorrhages, a potentially life-threatening condition in which women can bleed to death in minutes.

Read the full article. Curry, a “conservative Christian rancher,” never held previous elected office. Most of his Facebook page is about hunting deer and fawning praise for Glorious Leader.

A bill has been filed in Texas that would reclassify abortion drugs as controlled substances.

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— Robert Downen (@robertdownen.bsky.social) November 25, 2024 at 1:02 PM