Emboldened: LA lawmakers ask FDA to restrict abortion meds nationally

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of Louisiana's Act 246 on maternal medication and a suspended LNG permit in Cameron Parish.

Marta Jewson on one year of Act 246, the Louisiana law that locked up life-saving maternal medication. Elise Plunk on a suspended LNG permit that was reissued in Cameron Parish. [...] Read More... from Emboldened: LA lawmakers ask FDA to restrict abortion meds nationally The post Emboldened: LA lawmakers ask FDA to restrict abortion meds nationally appeared first on The Lens .

People in this episode

Guests: Marta Jewson, Elise Plunk

Topics covered

• abortion medication
• Louisiana law
• maternal health
• LNG permit

Keywords

• FDA
• abortion
• lawmakers
• healthcare

Mentioned in this episode

Products: maternal medication, LNG

Places: LA, Louisiana, Cameron Parish

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