Louisiana’s first-in-the-nation law listing the abortion medications mifepristone and misoprostol as “controlled dangerous substances” took effect Tuesday, triggering fears among health-care providers and pharmacists that routine care may be worsened for women in the state.

The Louisiana law that makes abortion medication mifepristone and misoprostol "a controlled dangerous substance" bylaw took effect Tuesday, leaving physicians' hands tied on their use.

Louisiana will become the first in the United States on Tuesday to categorize two widely used abortion-inducing pills as “controlled dangerous substances.”