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Matthew PerroneApril 13, 2021
FILE - This Sept. 22, 2010 file photo shows bottles of the abortion-inducing drug RU-486 at a clinic in Des Moines, Iowa. On Tuesday, April 13, 2021, the acting head of the Food and Drug Administration said women seeking an abortion pill will not be required to visit a doctor s office or clinic during the COVID-19 pandemic, in the latest reversal in ongoing legal battles over use of the medication. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Women seeking an abortion pill will not be required to visit a doctor’s office or clinic during the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. health officials said Tuesday in the latest reversal in an ongoing legal battle over the medication.
FDA says medication abortion drug can be distributed by mail during pandemic
The Biden administration is removing a requirement that one of the drugs involved in medication abortion be dispensed in person during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The move, freeing up a type of non-surgical abortion effective earlier in pregnancy, further expands abortion access under President Joe Biden and marks a victory for the slew of abortion rights groups, medical groups and congressional Democrats that have put pressure on the administration in recent months to go further in reducing barriers to abortion.
Access to mifepristone has been at the center of a legal fight during the pandemic. In response to a lawsuit last summer, federal courts blocked the requirement the drug be dispensed in person, citing dangers of Covid-19 transmission. The Supreme Court, siding with the Trump administration, later reinstated the requirement.
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This Sept. 22, 2010 file photo shows bottles of the abortion-inducing drug RU-486 at a clinic in Des Moines, Iowa. On Tuesday, April 13, 2021, the acting head of the Food and Drug Administration said women seeking an abortion pill will not be required to visit a doctor’s office or clinic during the COVID-19 pandemic, in the latest reversal in ongoing legal battles over use of the medication.
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WASHINGTON Women seeking an abortion pill will not be required to visit a doctor’s office or clinic during the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. health officials said Tuesday in the latest reversal in an ongoing legal battle over the medication.
In reversal of Trump administration rule, women allowed to get abortion pills by mail Share Updated: 4:10 PM CDT Apr 13, 2021 By MATTHEW PERRONE Charlie Neibergall This Sept. 22, 2010 file photo shows bottles of the abortion-inducing drug RU-486 at a clinic in Des Moines, Iowa. On Tuesday, April 13, 2021, the acting head of the Food and Drug Administration said women seeking an abortion pill will not be required to visit a doctor s office or clinic during the COVID-19 pandemic, in the latest reversal in ongoing legal battles over use of the medication. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) SOURCE: Charlie Neibergall Share Updated: 4:10 PM CDT Apr 13, 2021