Abortion drugs and procedures are part of lifesaving treatments because abortion is healthcare

Soon, Louisiana will add the abortion pills misoprostol and mifepristone to its list of Schedule IV controlled substances, which will make it more difficult for doctors to access the drugs during emergencies – like when a woman is experiencing a serious condition like postpartum hemorrhaging or an incomplete miscarriage. Anti-abortion laws are endangering women’s health because they limit what treatments doctors can perform, which leads to a delay or denial of care – and women have already died because of it. “A D&C is an abortion,” Dr. Joia Crear-Perry tells Ali Velshi. “It’s just like weaponizing the word ‘socialism.’” » Subscribe to MSNBC: https://www.youtube.com/msnbc Download our new MSNBC app for the latest breaking news and daily headlines at a glance: https://www.msnbc.com/information/download-msnbc-app-n1241692 Follow MSNBC Show Blogs MaddowBlog: https://www.msnbc.com/maddowblog ReidOut Blog: https://www.msnbc.com/reidoutblog MSNBC delivers breaking news, in-depth analysis of politics headlines, as well as commentary and informed perspectives. Find video clips and segments from The Rachel Maddow Show, Morning Joe, The Beat with Ari Melber, Deadline: White House, The ReidOut, All In, Last Word, 11th Hour, and Alex Wagner who brings her breadth of reporting experience to MSNBC primetime. Watch “Alex Wagner Tonight” Tuesday through Friday at 9pm Eastern. Connect with MSNBC Online Visit msnbc.com: https://www.msnbc.com/ Subscribe to the MSNBC Daily Newsletter: https://link.msnbc.com/join/5ck/msnbc-daily-signup Find MSNBC on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/msnbc/ Follow MSNBC on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MSNBC Follow MSNBC on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/msnbc #abortion #healthcare #womenshealth