The FDA announced that they would allow certified retail pharmacies to fill prescriptions for medication abortion.
Medicationabortionis the administration of two pills to terminate a pregnancy 10 weeks or earlier.
This expansion of medication abortion access is a very valuable step in the right direction.
However, the US government lifted this requirement during the pandemic to meet citizens need for telehealth abortion access.
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What is a medication abortion?
It is the medicine that halts the development of a pregnancy and terminates itessentially by blocking progesterone.
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What does this mean for states that have banned abortion?
However, there are still numerous potential hoops people seeking abortions and their providers may have to jump through.
It also really depends on the shifting sands of legislation as we head into 2023.
Dr. Jacobson says that there is also a conscience clause that pharmacists have a right to invoke.
This clause means that pharmacists can refuse to fill prescriptions if it disagrees with their religious beliefs.
What questions do experts still have?
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