The Pro-Life Generation isn’t cooking up hypothetical domestic violence situations with Chemical Abortion Pills as the accomplice. Tragic and abusive situations ending in abortion happen regularly, where women are unknowingly slipped Chemical Abortion Pills by their abusers or coerced and/or threatened into having an abortion, bringing life-threatening violence to women and their preborn children.

Born from personal passion and circumstances described above, Louisiana State Sen. Thomas Pressly introduced and passed a Louisiana Bill naming Chemical Abortion Pills as a controlled substance, putting a steep price tag on anyone who dare “slip” these dangerous drugs to unsuspecting women.   

Sen. Pressly passed the Catherine and Josephine Herring Act SB276 on May 23, signed into law by Gov. Jeff Landry. Named after his sister, Catherine Herring, and his niece, Josephine, this bill aims to stop the horrors that his sister endured at the hands of her abusive husband.   

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In a recent National Catholic Register interview, Sen. Pressly details why he chose to pursue law for protection and make Chemical Abortion Pills a controlled substance should be supported by every American who wants to protect women and children.   

“My sister was the victim of a terrible domestic violence attack where her then-husband tried to kill their third child, who was then in utero, by grinding up misoprostol and placing it into drinks on seven different occasions and handing them to my sister,” Pressly told the Register. “I just felt like this was a commonsense piece of legislation to put additional steps in place … [as] we want to make sure that they don’t get in the hands of bad actors.”  

The abortion lobby insists that Chemical Abortion Pills are so safe that they can have limitless reach and no red tape. Putting these drugs in the hands of women is one thing in which Students for Life of America (SFLA) has covered in detail. Putting these pills in reach of predators and abusers is a step beyond reprehensible. The abortion lobby wants Chemical Abortion Pill safeguards as strong as a wet noodle, which might as well be a stale green light allowing sexual abusers to obtain them from select Walgreens and CVS stores and order them online without offering any identification or pregnancy information.   

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Despite Chemical Abortion Pills making up six in 10 abortions in America, with four times the complication rate of and ten times higher death rate from surgical abortion, a crucial step in protecting women is making the pills into a controlled substance. The result? Creating real consequences for heinous acts of violence against two separate individuals.   

Sadly, if a law like this existed for Catherine, her ex-husband, Mason Herring, would’ve (and should’ve) been sentenced to more than 180 days in jail for a double attempted murder. Thankfully, Catherine and Josephine survived, and their horrific experience could save more lives.   

“Abortion pills are inherently dangerous,” Catherine told the Register. “I would encourage every state to protect women and children from the harmful weaponization of abortion pills.”  

Other states are attempting similar pieces of legislation. Kansas law, House Bill 2436, was vetoed by Democrat Gov. Laura Kelly, would’ve made it a felony to coerce a woman into abortion. Republican Rep. Ron Bryce spoke to the Register about the broader implications of the bill, which not only discourages domestic abuse but also human trafficking of women and minors.   

“It addresses an assault on women,” said Bryce. “Women are being trafficked for sex, and they are being forced by their pimps to have abortions.… It’s just an extension of this disregard for human life.”  

The Catherine and Josephine Herring Act sheds new light on what the Charlotte Lozier Institute calls a “hidden epidemic,” reporting back in May 2023:   

“Nearly 70% of women with a history of abortion describe their abortions as inconsistent with their own values and preferences, with one in four describing their abortions as unwanted or coerced, according to the study published in the medical journal Cureus.  

The second of Charlotte Lozier Institute’s Unwanted Abortion Studies confirms prior research that found over 60% of women who had abortions report high levels of pressure to abort from one or more sources. Those same women report higher levels of subsequent mental health and quality-of-life issues.” 

Hopefully, it won’t be as hidden from the public for much longer, and more state representatives and senators will follow in Pressly’s shoes. Chemical Abortion Pills shouldn’t be as accessible as Skittles, and these drugs should be taken seriously and fought at the legislative level.  

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