A bill to make abortion pills controlled substances received final approval of Louisiana legislators May 23, positioning the state to be the first to add such limitations to the medications.
The bill becomes law upon Republican Gov. Jeff Landry’s signature, which is expected, further regulating mifepristone and misoprostol as Schedule IV controlled substances, on par with various sedatives, pain pills, and depression and anxiety drugs with a low potential for abuse and dependence.
Prescriptions for mifepristone and misoprostol are already illegal in Louisiana, as is abortion, with only limited exceptions related to the expectant mother’s health. Currently, unlawful possession of Schedule IV drugs in Louisiana is punishable by a fine of up to $5,000 and/or imprisonment of one to five years, according to the law.
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A missionary couple with roots in Missouri are dead after being killed gang members in Haiti, policy say. The families of Davy and Natalie Lloyd are asking believers to pray for them as they grieve.
The missions organization Missions for Haiti says the Lloyds were leaving a church meeting earlier this week when they were ambushed by a gang of three trucks full of people.
The organization’s website says they work to serve children in the country.
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On this Memorial Day, we hear from a former soldier who served with those paying the ultimate price to protect the freedoms Americans share.
Chief Warrant Officer Anthony “Tony” Prescott can’t forget the evening of August 7, 2015. At 10:15 p.m., when a Taliban suicide bomber breached the gate of Camp Integrity, a small coalition base near Kabul, Afghanistan, Prescott was among the first on the scene.
The soldier in front of Prescott was killed. Shrapnel from the explosion injured Prescott’s face and hands, and the blast ruptured his eardrums. Despite his injuries, Prescott engaged the enemy heroically, as did many others.
Following the attack, Prescott worked for four days straight – without sleep – to help find whoever assisted the insurgents with the attack. As a counterintelligence officer, he wrote the operations plan that led to the capture of the person who provided the insurgents with access to the base. His dedication and expertise were crucial in preventing further attacks and saving lives.