LaffyMay 21, 2024

#Louisiana passes bill to make #abortion pills a controlled dangerous substance🤦🏻‍♀️

The measure would make possession of the medications without a valid prescription or an order from a medical professional punishable by up to five years in prison, with an exception for pregnant people.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/louisiana-passes-bill-make-abortion-pills-controlled-dangerous-substan-rcna153052 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/louisiana-passes-bill-make-abortion-pills-controlled-dangerous-substan-rcna153052?cid=mob_npd_nn_ios_mar

Louisiana House passes bill to make abortion pills a controlled dangerous substance

The Louisiana House approved a bill Tuesday that would add two medications commonly used to induce abortions to the state’s list of controlled dangerous substances, making possession of the drugs without valid prescriptions a crime punishable by fines, jail time or both.

NBC News
Show threadJonathan D. Cope, Esq.
@GottaLaff
Note that the logic from the Dobbs decision is a green light to Republican legislatures that they can outlaw ANYTHING that isn't constitutionally protected. What happened in Louisiana will be repeated in other red states. And, it won't be limited just to reproductive rights issues as Republicans will get creative with their legislation.
May 21, 2024 at 11:26pmWeb
Show threadTinkMay 22, 2024
@JonathanDCope the party of less regulation continues to twist and cherry pick their logic. It is upsetting.
Show threadNicky🦨✌️May 22, 2024
@JonathanDCope @GottaLaff yet if i were to argue that modern ammunition is not protected by the constitution they would easily make an exception saying “well that’s different.” Well, not really, I didn’t mention muzzle loaders 🤦‍♀️
Show threadJonathan D. Cope, Esq.May 22, 2024
@skoombidoombis @GottaLaff
Unfortunately, you would run up against 2nd Amendment issues.
Show threadJonathan D. Cope, Esq.May 22, 2024
@skoombidoombis @GottaLaff Our constitutional rights are dynamic; they are subject to change. The 2nd Amendment was a right vested in states, not individuals. Abortion rights were protected under the 10th Amendment and possibly the 14th Amendment. Freedom of speech under the 1st Amendment was not interpreted early in the 20th Century as broadly as today. I would not be surprised to see the 1st Amendment narrowed in scope by SCOTUS.
Show threadLaffyMay 22, 2024
@JonathanDCope Oh I know. Hi Canada.