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Democrats erupt over abortion pill block: ‘We won’t stop fighting’

The Hill·Steff Danielle Thomas·about 1 month ago
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Democrats are pushing back on a recent court ruling that blocked doctors’ ability to prescribe the abortion pill mifepristone through telehealth and dispense the drug through the mail, arguing it will significantly restrict reproductive care nationwide. “A court packed with Trump-appointed extremists decided to make medication abortion harder to access,” Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) said in a statement on the social platform X. “Let’s be clear: mifepristone is safe, effective & FDA approved.” She added, “We won’t stop fighting to protect our reproductive freedom & this basic, essential form of healthcare.” The Friday ruling from a three-judge panel on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reinstates a 2021 requirement that mifepristone be prescribed and dispensed in person . It reverses a Biden administration policy that allowed access through telehealth prescriptions and mail delivery. Mifepristone was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2000.…

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