The law classifies mifepristone and misoprostol as Schedule IV substances, putting the abortion pills in the same category as anti-anxiety medications and making it a crime to possess them without a prescription.
Pregnant women are exempt from prosecution, but anyone else helping them obtain the drugs, like friends or providers, can be prosecuted. Doctors face restrictions on prescribing and potential compromise of patient privacy.
Critics believe the law will impact people needing misoprostol for various conditions beyond abortion, potentially leading to access challenges for treatment of labor induction, miscarriages, and other medical indications.
The law could be challenged in court by women, doctors, and drug manufacturers, arguing harm and violation of residents' rights under the state constitution due to restrictions imposed.
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