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      'Much-Welcome Step': FDA Rule Change Will Let Retail Pharmacies Offer Abortion Pills

      "This is the most important government action today and it didn't involve Kevin McCarthy," said one journalist.

      Jake Johnson
      Jan 04, 2023

      The Food and Drug Administration late Tuesday formalized a regulatory change that will allow retail pharmacies in the U.S. to dispense abortion pills for the first time, removing a major barrier to access as Republican lawmakers wage all-out war on abortion throughout the country.

      Prior to the newly finalized change, the provision of mifepristone was heavily restricted, with only certified doctors or clinics allowed to offer the drug—one of two medications that can be taken in tandem to induce an abortion. In 2020, medication abortion accounted for more than half of all abortions in the U.S.

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      Mifepristone and Misoprostol

      'Much-Welcome Step': FDA Rule Change Will Let Retail Pharmacies Offer Abortion Pills

      "This is the most important government action today and it didn't involve Kevin McCarthy," said one journalist.

      Jake Johnson
      Jan 04, 2023

      The Food and Drug Administration late Tuesday formalized a regulatory change that will allow retail pharmacies in the U.S. to dispense abortion pills for the first time, removing a major barrier to access as Republican lawmakers wage all-out war on abortion throughout the country.

      Prior to the newly finalized change, the provision of mifepristone was heavily restricted, with only certified doctors or clinics allowed to offer the drug—one of two medications that can be taken in tandem to induce an abortion. In 2020, medication abortion accounted for more than half of all abortions in the U.S.

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      Abortion rights protesters march in Michigan

      Michigan Judge Blocks Enforcement of 'Dangerous and Chilling' 1931 Abortion Ban

      The decision is a "welcome" development "but our work continues," said Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, vowing to use "every tool in my toolbox to fight like hell for women and healthcare providers."

      Jessica Corbett
      Aug 19, 2022

      Michiganders who support reproductive freedom breathed a sigh of relief Friday after Oakland County Circuit Judge Jacob Cunningham issued a preliminary injunction targeting the state's 1931 abortion ban--which some prosecutors sought to enforce after the recent reversal of Roe v. Wade.

      "Let's take that collective breath together and fight like hell."

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