>

Try again.
For small government reasons, if you give this medicine to someone you go to prison >

No no. You have it wrong.
If you say someone could benefit from taking an abortion pill, you get sent to jail.
Similar to how we send people to mail for saying Such Dakota would be better if Noem was No-em longer Governor, right? >

It may be time for a national pharmacists group to step up and defend their members.  This is meant to intimidate them, even if it isn't lawful, they will be afraid of losing their jobs or being prosecuted.  The groups need to back them up and support any legal fees they may incur. >

This seems like a surefire way to ensure a mass exodus of health care providers. 
I can't see how that'd be beneficial for any state...wouldn't it just create economically depressed areas because other people who can't afford to move and don't have access to Healthcare just langish? 
Or go back to chewing on roots in the ground...there's ripple effects that people aren't thinking about. >

Why would it cause an exodus? They'll just stop prescribing the pills. >

Who wants to live and work in a state where you can be thrown in jail for doing your job? >

I agree with you, I wouldn't want to live and work in many of these Red states. But the pharmacy will just refuse to prescribe them while the courts settle the issue, I don't see pharmacists' livelihood at risk here. >

In the short to mid-term, you are likely correct. Long-term if the court doesn’t strike it down? Who’s to say.
Moving from state to state can be very burdensome, though. I guess if this law were passed and allowed to stand, you’d at least see medical personnel choosing to start their careers elsewhere than deal with being jerked around by politicians. >


I guess if this law were passed and allowed to stand, you’d at least see medical personnel choosing to start their careers elsewhere than deal with being jerked around by politicians.

Absolutely. Just like how we see many younger gens making plans to avoid certain states like Texas and Florida, I'm sure if we see policies like this stick then South Dakota will be added to the list. I know I take into consideration the political environment of a state before even considering job opportunities. >

It’s hard for me to think there’s any young person anywhere who can’t wait to go off on their own so they can finally live their dream in … South Dakota. >

When I was younger I knew friends who wanted to move to places like Montana and Wyoming, so they exist I guess. >

Pretty sure the Supremacy Clause of the constitution wins out here, since the federal government created the FDA and the FDA allows this medication to be sold. >

It'll still need its day in court >

And if it ever makes it to this Supreme Court, they’re all about states rights >

I am actively trying not to think of the scotus for... i dunno, the next decade or two >

You know … it’s hard for ranchers to find wives up there … this won’t help. >

The right wife moos and doesn’t mind. >

They say a goat has the closest thing to a human vagina.  “They” being some drunk weirdo I met in a bar once. >

That implies research. >


South Dakota's Republican governor and attorney general on Tuesday issued a threatening letter directed at the state's pharmacists in response to a recent move by the Biden administration to ease restrictions on dispensing abortion pills amid the GOP's nationwide assault on reproductive freedom.
Gov. Kristi Noem and AG Marty Jackley's letter begins by noting that after Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that reversed Roe v. Wade last year, abortion became illegal in South Dakota except to save the life of the pregnant person. It's one of 14 states where abortions are now largely unavailable.
The letter states that "in South Dakota, any person who administers, prescribes, or procures for any pregnant female any medicine or drug with the intent to induce an abortion is guilty of a felony."
In a policy change long advocated by medical experts and rights campaigners, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) earlier this month formalized a regulatory change to allow retail pharmacies in the U.S. to dispense mifepristone, one of two drugs often taken in tandem for a medication abortion.
Referencing that development, the letter says that "under South Dakota law, pharmacies, including chain drug stores, are prohibited from procuring and dispensing abortion-inducing drugs with the intent to induce an abortion, and are subject to felony prosecution under South Dakota law, despite the recent FDA ruling."
As The Associated Press reported Tuesday:
 "The [FDA's] change could expand access at online pharmacies. People can get a prescription via telehealth consultation with a health professional and then receive the pills through the mail, where permitted by law."
Still, in states like South Dakota, the rule change's impact has been blunted by laws limiting abortion broadly and the pills specifically. Legal experts foresee years of court battles over access to the pills as abortion rights proponents bring test cases to challenge state restrictions.
..  
The pro-choice Guttmacher Institute, which tracks policies across the country, labels all six states that border South Dakota as restrictive of abortion access to various degrees—and South Dakota is among the dozen "most restrictive" states in the nation.
Since the Dobbs decision, states with pro-choice policies—especially those like Illinois, which is surrounded by states with abortion restrictions—have seen an influx of "healthcare refugees."
While the FDA's recent move was widely seen as a step toward alleviating some of the strain on clinics trying to serve a growing number of patients fleeing states with forced-birth policies, an ongoing legal battle over the agency's initial approval of mifepristone in 2000 could jeopardize access to the drug nationwide... >

Do pharmacists dispense drugs for a particular purpose?  Don’t they fill prescriptions issued by physicians? >

My first thought too. Doctors prescribe medications, pharmacists dispense them. >

Oh look, a Republican taking an anti-Dem stance on anything and everything with zero regard to the public for which that Republican serves...just to own them Dems.
What's on the docket today?  Reproductive rights?  Cool, cool.
Felony chargers for perfectly legal prescriptions.  Felony charges for travel across state lines.  Felony charges for protecting self from harm/death.  Republicans are doing super well for supporting their voter base from...what?
Really there's only two positions one can have on this debate.  One is an extremist level stance of religious faith to a point where you are willing to unilaterally oppress an nation, or state of that nation, to your own, skewed perception of religious faith.  This is bad, really bad, and something even the founding fathers specifically fought against.  The other is taking the position of a small, immature child and playing the opposites game.  This is also really bad.  You basically defecate on the health and safety of your represented public for petty, personal goals.
Neither is a good place to be as an adult in a position of power and influence that affects millions of people.  Why does voting matter?  This is why.  This is the garbage you get when you don't vote or vote ignorantly. >

Pharmacists should stop selling Viagra and related drugs to protest. >

Utah would collapse and riot. Hard to keep it up for 10 wives a week. >

There should only be one Dakota and Noem isn’t fit to be governor of it. >

North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, and Wyoming combined have a population of about 3.1 million. This would make them the 33rd largest state and smaller than Puerto Rico in population. With 8 senators and 5 representatives, currently. With less than half of the population of the San Francisco Bay Area… >

Pharmacists 'prescribe' in South Dakota? >


The letter states that "in South Dakota, any person who administers, prescribes, or procures for any pregnant female any medicine or drug with the intent to induce an abortion is guilty of a felony." >

January 3, 2023 The FDA finalizes rule expanding the availability of abortion pills >

They don’t prescribe anything to anyone. They fill prescriptions made by doctors. 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️ >

I'm not familiar with SD, but in some states pharmacists do have (limited) prescriptive authority. And they fill prescriptions written by people other than doctors as well. facepalm emoji x3 >

I kind of like that they accidentally specified "pregnant females", meaning they are legally admitting to the possibility of a pregnant male. >

GOP motto: rule by terrorizing anyone who don’t go along with their radical views. They are domestic terrorists. >

Pharmacists better unionize.  Also the AG should be reported for threats and abusing her position of power. >

Just ignore them. >

Reporters need to start giving these people the Michael Dukakis treatment:  "If you or your wife or daughter was raped and became pregnant would you force her to carry that baby to term? 
That should be question number one. >

Wonder how many abortions she’s had… GQP is so two faced there’s no way I’d believe her claiming she hasn’t had any >

South Dakota is suffering with scientific ignorance, and religious bigotry, misogyny, and homophobia. >

We know. It's Wednesday. >

And Indiana wants to criminalize women’s travel to nearby states for reproductive care. Honestly they are trying to make Handmaids Tale a reality. >

Yeah, Biden, we need you to step the fuck up here. >

During elections SD's governor was undergoing multiple scandals and investigations: personal use of government plane, coercing officials to give her daughter a real estate license after failing her exam, and a massive conflict with the attorney general (the one that killed a guy with his car).
Their conflict resulted in his impeachment, which she pushed heavily, as he was investigating her. After his resignation she placed the attorney that led the impeachment into the position of attorney general.
None of this is even tied to her spending COVID relief money on tourism, national guard border theatrics, the 'meth, we're on it' campaign, subverting voters overwhelmingly voting in favor of marijuana, constantly bringing tantrums about not being allowed to have fireworks in native American forests at the height of fire season to court, etc.
She was reelected with nearly 65% of the vote, and that's only because her opposition was an actually decent candidate. She's a scumbag, but that doesn't seem to bother voters at all. >

I wish Noem got as much negative attention as people like Abbot and DeSantis do because she’s just as big of a corrupt total piece of shit as they are. >

Pharmacists don’t prescribe they fill prescriptions from doctors >

Sigh, so many people here talking out their ass without a clue. You obviously aren't a pharmacist or you would know that this statement is false. >

Good luck with that. >

What dumb asses... Pharmacists don't prescribe shit. They fill prescriptions. >

Since she wants to force people into carrying an unwanted and probably not affordable zygote/ fetus…all those mothers should do the good republicans Christian thing and drop them off on her door step without a birth certificate, name, nothing. Then make sure CPS is right behind them to do a thorough home inspection and evaluation. >

Haha South Dakota soon without pharmacists and doctors because they all loose their licenses for felony convictions! >

natural gas concentrated in plastic bag and inhaled causes spontaneous abortions >

websites going up this week - detailed instuctions >

Fortunately, pharmacist don’t have prescriptive authority, doctors do. >

Try again. >

In an outpatient setting they can give immunizations, and I think the FDA recently allowed them to give out Paxlovid (probably because providers are not adequately researching drug interactions before prescribing); but no pharmacists were not “prescribing” abortion pills - at least not in my state.  
I work in a hospital, and our pharmacists certainly do not prescribe medications. >

God, this title is annoying. >

Pharma-fascism is just about as cringe as the other types… >

Because small govt. Being highly important to Republicans they'll make this massive govt >

So..... how are you going to enforce this? >

A trump appointed judge that used to be a leader of a Christian legal advocacy group ? One step closer to Christian nationalist nation , im terrified >

How about the pharmacists saying they will sue the ass off any state official in violation of federal health law. >

South Dakota where the attorney general can run humans over with no consequences? >

How are you going to prosecute a teledoc in another state sending a script through federal mail?  
All bark, no bite. >

3rd world country >

What are they looking to accomplish with this? >

For small government reasons, if you give this medicine to someone you go to prison >

No no. You have it wrong.
If you say someone could benefit from taking an abortion pill, you get sent to jail.
Similar to how we send people to mail for saying Such Dakota would be better if Noem was No-em longer Governor, right? >

It may be time for a national pharmacists group to step up and defend their members.  This is meant to intimidate them, even if it isn't lawful, they will be afraid of losing their jobs or being prosecuted.  The groups need to back them up and support any legal fees they may incur. >

This seems like a surefire way to ensure a mass exodus of health care providers. 
I can't see how that'd be beneficial for any state...wouldn't it just create economically depressed areas because other people who can't afford to move and don't have access to Healthcare just langish? 
Or go back to chewing on roots in the ground...there's ripple effects that people aren't thinking about. >

Why would it cause an exodus? They'll just stop prescribing the pills. >

Who wants to live and work in a state where you can be thrown in jail for doing your job? >

I agree with you, I wouldn't want to live and work in many of these Red states. But the pharmacy will just refuse to prescribe them while the courts settle the issue, I don't see pharmacists' livelihood at risk here. >

In the short to mid-term, you are likely correct. Long-term if the court doesn’t strike it down? Who’s to say.
Moving from state to state can be very burdensome, though. I guess if this law were passed and allowed to stand, you’d at least see medical personnel choosing to start their careers elsewhere than deal with being jerked around by politicians. >


I guess if this law were passed and allowed to stand, you’d at least see medical personnel choosing to start their careers elsewhere than deal with being jerked around by politicians.

Absolutely. Just like how we see many younger gens making plans to avoid certain states like Texas and Florida, I'm sure if we see policies like this stick then South Dakota will be added to the list. I know I take into consideration the political environment of a state before even considering job opportunities. >

It’s hard for me to think there’s any young person anywhere who can’t wait to go off on their own so they can finally live their dream in … South Dakota. >

When I was younger I knew friends who wanted to move to places like Montana and Wyoming, so they exist I guess. >

Pretty sure the Supremacy Clause of the constitution wins out here, since the federal government created the FDA and the FDA allows this medication to be sold. >

It'll still need its day in court >

And if it ever makes it to this Supreme Court, they’re all about states rights >

I am actively trying not to think of the scotus for... i dunno, the next decade or two >

You know … it’s hard for ranchers to find wives up there … this won’t help. >

The right wife moos and doesn’t mind. >

They say a goat has the closest thing to a human vagina.  “They” being some drunk weirdo I met in a bar once. >

That implies research. >


South Dakota's Republican governor and attorney general on Tuesday issued a threatening letter directed at the state's pharmacists in response to a recent move by the Biden administration to ease restrictions on dispensing abortion pills amid the GOP's nationwide assault on reproductive freedom.
Gov. Kristi Noem and AG Marty Jackley's letter begins by noting that after Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that reversed Roe v. Wade last year, abortion became illegal in South Dakota except to save the life of the pregnant person. It's one of 14 states where abortions are now largely unavailable.
The letter states that "in South Dakota, any person who administers, prescribes, or procures for any pregnant female any medicine or drug with the intent to induce an abortion is guilty of a felony."
In a policy change long advocated by medical experts and rights campaigners, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) earlier this month formalized a regulatory change to allow retail pharmacies in the U.S. to dispense mifepristone, one of two drugs often taken in tandem for a medication abortion.
Referencing that development, the letter says that "under South Dakota law, pharmacies, including chain drug stores, are prohibited from procuring and dispensing abortion-inducing drugs with the intent to induce an abortion, and are subject to felony prosecution under South Dakota law, despite the recent FDA ruling."
As The Associated Press reported Tuesday:
 "The [FDA's] change could expand access at online pharmacies. People can get a prescription via telehealth consultation with a health professional and then receive the pills through the mail, where permitted by law."
Still, in states like South Dakota, the rule change's impact has been blunted by laws limiting abortion broadly and the pills specifically. Legal experts foresee years of court battles over access to the pills as abortion rights proponents bring test cases to challenge state restrictions.
..  
The pro-choice Guttmacher Institute, which tracks policies across the country, labels all six states that border South Dakota as restrictive of abortion access to various degrees—and South Dakota is among the dozen "most restrictive" states in the nation.
Since the Dobbs decision, states with pro-choice policies—especially those like Illinois, which is surrounded by states with abortion restrictions—have seen an influx of "healthcare refugees."
While the FDA's recent move was widely seen as a step toward alleviating some of the strain on clinics trying to serve a growing number of patients fleeing states with forced-birth policies, an ongoing legal battle over the agency's initial approval of mifepristone in 2000 could jeopardize access to the drug nationwide... >

Do pharmacists dispense drugs for a particular purpose?  Don’t they fill prescriptions issued by physicians? >

My first thought too. Doctors prescribe medications, pharmacists dispense them. >

Oh look, a Republican taking an anti-Dem stance on anything and everything with zero regard to the public for which that Republican serves...just to own them Dems.
What's on the docket today?  Reproductive rights?  Cool, cool.
Felony chargers for perfectly legal prescriptions.  Felony charges for travel across state lines.  Felony charges for protecting self from harm/death.  Republicans are doing super well for supporting their voter base from...what?
Really there's only two positions one can have on this debate.  One is an extremist level stance of religious faith to a point where you are willing to unilaterally oppress an nation, or state of that nation, to your own, skewed perception of religious faith.  This is bad, really bad, and something even the founding fathers specifically fought against.  The other is taking the position of a small, immature child and playing the opposites game.  This is also really bad.  You basically defecate on the health and safety of your represented public for petty, personal goals.
Neither is a good place to be as an adult in a position of power and influence that affects millions of people.  Why does voting matter?  This is why.  This is the garbage you get when you don't vote or vote ignorantly. >

Pharmacists should stop selling Viagra and related drugs to protest. >

Utah would collapse and riot. Hard to keep it up for 10 wives a week. >

There should only be one Dakota and Noem isn’t fit to be governor of it. >

North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, and Wyoming combined have a population of about 3.1 million. This would make them the 33rd largest state and smaller than Puerto Rico in population. With 8 senators and 5 representatives, currently. With less than half of the population of the San Francisco Bay Area… >

Pharmacists 'prescribe' in South Dakota? >


The letter states that "in South Dakota, any person who administers, prescribes, or procures for any pregnant female any medicine or drug with the intent to induce an abortion is guilty of a felony." >

January 3, 2023 The FDA finalizes rule expanding the availability of abortion pills >

They don’t prescribe anything to anyone. They fill prescriptions made by doctors. 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️ >

I'm not familiar with SD, but in some states pharmacists do have (limited) prescriptive authority. And they fill prescriptions written by people other than doctors as well. facepalm emoji x3 >

I kind of like that they accidentally specified "pregnant females", meaning they are legally admitting to the possibility of a pregnant male. >

GOP motto: rule by terrorizing anyone who don’t go along with their radical views. They are domestic terrorists. >

Pharmacists better unionize.  Also the AG should be reported for threats and abusing her position of power. >

Just ignore them. >

Reporters need to start giving these people the Michael Dukakis treatment:  "If you or your wife or daughter was raped and became pregnant would you force her to carry that baby to term? 
That should be question number one. >

Wonder how many abortions she’s had… GQP is so two faced there’s no way I’d believe her claiming she hasn’t had any >

South Dakota is suffering with scientific ignorance, and religious bigotry, misogyny, and homophobia. >

We know. It's Wednesday. >

And Indiana wants to criminalize women’s travel to nearby states for reproductive care. Honestly they are trying to make Handmaids Tale a reality. >

Yeah, Biden, we need you to step the fuck up here. >

During elections SD's governor was undergoing multiple scandals and investigations: personal use of government plane, coercing officials to give her daughter a real estate license after failing her exam, and a massive conflict with the attorney general (the one that killed a guy with his car).
Their conflict resulted in his impeachment, which she pushed heavily, as he was investigating her. After his resignation she placed the attorney that led the impeachment into the position of attorney general.
None of this is even tied to her spending COVID relief money on tourism, national guard border theatrics, the 'meth, we're on it' campaign, subverting voters overwhelmingly voting in favor of marijuana, constantly bringing tantrums about not being allowed to have fireworks in native American forests at the height of fire season to court, etc.
She was reelected with nearly 65% of the vote, and that's only because her opposition was an actually decent candidate. She's a scumbag, but that doesn't seem to bother voters at all. >

I wish Noem got as much negative attention as people like Abbot and DeSantis do because she’s just as big of a corrupt total piece of shit as they are. >

Pharmacists don’t prescribe they fill prescriptions from doctors >

Sigh, so many people here talking out their ass without a clue. You obviously aren't a pharmacist or you would know that this statement is false. >

Good luck with that. >

What dumb asses... Pharmacists don't prescribe shit. They fill prescriptions. >

Since she wants to force people into carrying an unwanted and probably not affordable zygote/ fetus…all those mothers should do the good republicans Christian thing and drop them off on her door step without a birth certificate, name, nothing. Then make sure CPS is right behind them to do a thorough home inspection and evaluation. >

Haha South Dakota soon without pharmacists and doctors because they all loose their licenses for felony convictions! >

natural gas concentrated in plastic bag and inhaled causes spontaneous abortions >

websites going up this week - detailed instuctions >

Fortunately, pharmacist don’t have prescriptive authority, doctors do.