{"id":20698,"date":"2021-12-17T05:10:09","date_gmt":"2021-12-17T10:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=20698"},"modified":"2021-12-17T05:10:09","modified_gmt":"2021-12-17T10:10:09","slug":"us-fda-permanently-allows-mail-order-abortion-pills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2021\/12\/17\/us-fda-permanently-allows-mail-order-abortion-pills\/","title":{"rendered":"US FDA permanently allows mail-order abortion pills"},"content":{"rendered":"
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US drug regulators have approved mail-order abortion pills, making permanent a temporary rule change that was approved this year during the pandemic.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The decision from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will open abortion access to women in remote places unable to visit clinics to get them in person.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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But the move will be overridden by 19 states that already have rules banning mail-order abortion pills.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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It comes as judges consider overturning the ruling that legalised US abortion.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The medication, mifepristone, is approved for up to 10 weeks of pregnancy, and is one of two pills used to end pregnancy and treat miscarriage.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Restrictions on the drug, which was first approved in 2000, were lifted earlier this year due to pandemic lockdown measures.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The change is now permanent, allowing women to receive the pill by post from a certified medical worker or pharmacy and receive abortion consultations on the internet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“The FDA’s decision will come as a tremendous relief for countless abortion and miscarriage patients,” said Georgeanne Usova of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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But anti-abortion advocates say the decision puts women at risk.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Some 24 out of 3.4 million women who took the branded version of the drug to terminate a pregnancy have themselves died between 2000 and 2018, according to FDA records.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The change comes as the US Supreme Court considers a case that could overturn the 1973 Roe v Wade ruling that legalised abortion in all 50 states.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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