So..no need to deal with interfering politicians?
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday permanently lifted its restriction on the abortion pill mifepristone that required providers to dispense the drug in person, allowing it to be delivered by mail.
Mifepristone, which blocks the hormone progesterone needed to support a pregnancy, is given to women within the first 10 weeks. The pill is taken with another drug called misoprostol, which causes cramping and bleeding to empty the uterus.
The FDA had stopped enforcing the in-person dispensing requirement for mifepristone last spring, citing the risks of COVID and noting the drug's strong safety record since it hit the market more than two decades ago.
Women still must obtain the pill through a certified health care provider.
While abortion-rights advocates say the decision protects a woman's right to privacy in obtaining a legal abortion, opponents insist the practice is dangerous and puts women's lives at risk.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday permanently lifted its restriction on the abortion pill mifepristone that required providers to dispense the drug in person, allowing it to be delivered by mail.
Mifepristone, which blocks the hormone progesterone needed to support a pregnancy, is given to women within the first 10 weeks. The pill is taken with another drug called misoprostol, which causes cramping and bleeding to empty the uterus.
The FDA had stopped enforcing the in-person dispensing requirement for mifepristone last spring, citing the risks of COVID and noting the drug's strong safety record since it hit the market more than two decades ago.
Women still must obtain the pill through a certified health care provider.
While abortion-rights advocates say the decision protects a woman's right to privacy in obtaining a legal abortion, opponents insist the practice is dangerous and puts women's lives at risk.