Tag: mifepristone
The Texas attorney general has sued a doctor in New York who prescribed abortion pills
Texas, which has one of the strictest abortion laws in the US, has claimed that a 20-year-old woman who was prescribed mifepristone pills ended up in hospital with complications. The woman had received a combination of two drugs that are usually used in abortions. Texas said it didn’t want to send pills into the US government, but it does want to do it in “blue states”.
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The New York Times had a story about why abortion is back at the Supreme Court
The US Supreme Court will hear a case that challenges FDA’s regulatory decisions that made abortion pills more accessible. In 2016, FDA had extended approval for Mifepristone’s use for 10 weeks instead of seven due to reduced required in-person visits to doctors and other benefits. An appeals court had then invalidated the FDA’s actions to make Mifepristone more accessible.
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Women in the US are taking their abortion pills
demand for abortion pills made by women who weren’t pregnant spiked during events when reproductive health care access appeared under threat, according to a study conducted by the US Supreme Court. This comes as the court hears a case challenging access to mifepristone, one of the two drugs typically used in medication abortion. If the court sides with anti-abortion activists, medication abortion access may be in jeopardy.
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