The first US state to designate abortion drugs as restricted substances is Louisiana.

May 25 :
On May 24, the governor of Louisiana signed a law that would make his state the first in the United States to designate two abortion-inducing pills as restricted substances. This classification is usually reserved for pharmaceuticals that are highly addictive or prone to abuse.

Just one day after receiving it from the state legislature, Republican Governor Jeff Landry signed the proposal into law, bringing Republican-led attempts to limit abortion back into the spotlight during this presidential election year.

Despite a legal challenge pending before the Supreme Court, the bill passed with overwhelming support in Louisiana's Republican-majority House of Representatives and Senate.

More than twenty years ago, the FDA approved mifepristone and misoprostol as safe and effective for terminating pregnancies. However, according to the new law, they are now classified as Schedule IV drugs, which means that they are more closely monitored for abuse or dependence. Schedule IV drugs are usually medications that alter mood or kill pain.
Although neither mifepristone nor misoprostol is regarded by the medical community as an addiction risk, the abortion pills in Louisiana are placed in the same category as Xanax and Valium, which are anti-anxiety drugs.

However, the categorization further increases the dangers of obtaining the pills from outside the state or ordering them online without a prescription for residents of Louisiana, who are already subject to a nearly complete ban on surgical and medication-induced abortions. Some worry that this move will make it more difficult for people to get their hands on the medications they need for common medical procedures including lowering the risk of severe ulcer bleeding, managing miscarriages, and inducing labour during childbirth.