reproductive health

A nonprofit watchdog is asking Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill to investigate whether a New Iberia crisis pregnancy center broke state law after it appeared to post the full names, last menstrual periods, and other personal health information of 13 clients online, despite claiming that it follows federal health privacy laws.

Louisiana is at “rock bottom” for infant health, according to March of Dimes. The state, which continues to see high preterm birth and infant mortality rates, earned an “F” grade for infant health in a new report from the nonprofit.

The 2024 election was perhaps the biggest referendum on abortion rights since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, and the results are a mixed bag, including for those living in the South.

A group of health care providers and two Louisiana women who were denied abortion care are suing state officials to block a new law that makes common pregnancy medications controlled dangerous substances, arguing the law is discriminatory and unconstitutional.

A new survey suggests the number of abortions among women in Louisiana may have risen since the state banned nearly all abortions.

Pharmacists insist no policies have changed as doctors try to determine why their patients have to chase down medication prior to health procedures.

Women who have suffered unnecessarily after being denied abortions are telling their stories — and that could impact the upcoming election:

“The last thing I need to be asking myself during an emergency … is: ‘Could I go to jail for this?’” a doctor said.

In one New Orleans-area hospital, they are already practicing timed drills, running from delivery rooms to the locked medicine cabinet where controlled substances are stored, to see how long it will take. In one recent drill, it took more than two minutes for doctors and nurses to retrieve misoprostol for a pretend patient who was bleeding out.

Louisiana’s top expert on maternal health has come out against a new law that will reclassify common pregnancy medications as dangerous controlled substances.