“The possibility of women being prosecuted for having an abortion or for ordering pills online from a pharmacy — anywhere — is horrific,” writes the L.A. Times editorial board for latimesopinion.
Finally, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration made the long overdue decision last week to drop the requirement that abortion-inducing medication be dispensed in person by a healthcare provider at a medical facility. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists,two-drug regimen that has been available in the U.S. since 2000 and is a popular method of abortion during the first 10 weeks of pregnancy.
In a medication abortion, a pregnant person first takes mifepristone, a drug that blocks the hormone progesterone, which is necessary for a pregnancy to continue. Then, generally one to two days later, the person takes misoprostol, which causes the uterus to contract and expel the fetus. The second drug, misoprostol, is used for various medical reasons and is available from pharmacies.
that have laws on the books requiring that a clinician providing abortion pills be physically present to hand over the medication. So the FDA change in rules won’t have any effect on those states. And in eight of those states, the person getting the pills must take the first course in the presence of the health provider. Meanwhile, the state of South Dakota has proposed regulations that would require both drugs be taken at a clinic.
And if the Supreme Court overturns Roe vs. Wade or severely limits its protections, about half the states in the country are expected to ban abortion. If that happens, even mailing abortion medication pills prescribed by a doctor out of state will most likely be prohibited in those states. Getting abortion pills would require a trip to a state where they are allowed or from pharmacies not based in the U.S.
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