First Woman to take ‘Morning After’ Pill Executed under Louisiana’s Abortion Homicide Law

New Orleans, March 20, 2026- Henry Broeska

At the stroke of midnight last night, Anuli Jackson, 31, of Plum Orchard, LA, a single mother of 4 children aging from 2 to 10 years, was executed at the Louisiana State Penitentiary by way of lethal injection. She had been found guilty of homicide in 2025 under Louisiana’s tough abortion/homicide laws. A crowd of about 30 people protested outside the prison despite new federal laws that prohibit assembly of more than 2 persons under the new Domestic Terrorist Act, the so-called ‘ANTIFA Act.’ All protesters were arrested and taken inside the Angola prison facility where they await mandatory sentences of 10 years without the possibility of parole, to be handed down by way of summary judgement.

Ms. Jackson’s case was notable for its particular distinction of not having been a ‘traditional’ abortion. She had taken the drug ‘ulipristal acetate,’ also known as the ‘morning after pill,’ which she had obtained in California, where it is still legal. According to evidence presented at trial, it was not clear whether Ms. Jackson carried a fertilized egg at the time she took the drug. However, under the Louisiana Law, HLS 22RS-1201, the ‘Abortion in Louisiana Act of 2022,’ those who take the drug are deemed to be pregnant ‘without exception.’ The Louisiana statutes make no distinction between an abortion and a pregnancy prevention measure. Both are considered to be homicides. In fact, the Louisiana Right to Life organization gives Christian names to all aborted children who are legal persons under the law. The organization first applies for birth certificates, then baptizes hypothetical likenesses of the children and finally registers their deaths with the state. They also hold funerals for the children, the expenses for which are charged to the families of the mother. Over 500 people attended Baby Jane Jackson’s funeral in 2025. Although in most cases, there is no human tissue to bury, members of Louisiana Right to Life organization purchase children’s toys and baby clothes to put in the caskets. Since the law went into effect in 2022, over 3500 ‘children’ have been ‘buried’ in grave sites across Louisiana. By law, every cemetery in Louisiana must set aside space for these grave sites.

Ms. Jackson is the first woman in Louisiana to be executed for taking a pregnancy prevention drug, but the one hundred and thirty-first woman to be executed overall under the state’s abortion homicide law. Another 132 are currently waiting on death row. All but 38 of those executed have been either African American or Hispanic American with most falling below the poverty line.

Some in Louisiana have claimed that so many women have been charged and are awaiting arraignment, that it has plugged the court system and all but stopped the wheels of justice from turning for other crimes. To date, over 600 women have been charged under the Abortion in Louisiana Act. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump applauded Ms. Jackson’s execution from the Southern White House in Mar-a-Lago, FLA saying, “These are beautiful, beautiful laws that protect beautiful children. The children are so beautiful, but have you seen the mothers who abort them? There are no 10s anywhere I assure you. And I have great respect for women. I was the one that really broke the glass ceiling on behalf of women, more than anybody in the United States. My legacy, I think, is going to end up being very good with women. And aborted children.”

All but 8 states now consider an abortion to be a homicide with Minnesota and New Mexico preparing legislation to do so. Texas, North Dakota, South Dakota, Florida and Arizona have pending legislation that matches the new stricter standards set by Louisiana in 2024. Although Louisiana continues to rank dead last in the United States when it comes to education, healthcare, crime and opportunity for its citizens, it is widely applauded by American Conservatives and Evangelical Christians for its affirmative action in anti-abortion legislation.