The move by Louisiana lawmakers to criminalize possession of mifepristone and misoprostol, commonly used abortion pills, has sparked controversy and concern among abortion advocates and healthcare professionals.

Lawmakers in Louisiana may soon add mifepristone and misoprostol to the state’s list of controlled substances.

Louisiana lawmakers are advancing a bill that would criminalize the possession of two abortion-inducing drugs by placing them on Louisiana’s controlled substances list, aiming to close loopholes in the state’s near-total abortion ban by threatening prison time for those obtaining pills from out-of-state sources.

President Biden’s reelection campaign is blaming former President Trump for a bill proposed in Louisiana that would criminalize possession of the abortion pills mifepristone and misoprostol. In a statement first shared with The Hill from the Biden campaign,

Joe Biden will ramp up spending this month as part of a new advertising push aimed partly at convincing Latino men that abortion rights are a vital issue that affects them, the U.S. president's 2024 campaign said on Friday.

President Joe Biden‘s 2024 campaign is intensifying its outreach to Latino men through a new advertising initiative, focusing particularly on the issue of abortion rights. The campaign plans to launch a comprehensive advertising campaign in May,