3
3
0
https://www.npr.org/2023/12/13/ [login to see] /mifepristone-abortion-pill-supreme-court
The U.S. Supreme Court reentered the abortion debate Wednesday, agreeing to review a lower court decision that would make mifepristone, the commonly used abortion pill, less accessible.
The court's action sets up a collision between the Food and Drug Administration's 23-year study and supervision of the abortion pill, and the circumstances under which it can be prescribed. Mifepristone was first approved by the FDA in 2000; the agency required the drug to be prescribed in person, over three visits to a doctor. Since 2016, however, the FDA has eased that regimen, allowing patients to obtain prescriptions through telemedicine appointments, and to get the drug by mail.
The U.S. Supreme Court reentered the abortion debate Wednesday, agreeing to review a lower court decision that would make mifepristone, the commonly used abortion pill, less accessible.
The court's action sets up a collision between the Food and Drug Administration's 23-year study and supervision of the abortion pill, and the circumstances under which it can be prescribed. Mifepristone was first approved by the FDA in 2000; the agency required the drug to be prescribed in person, over three visits to a doctor. Since 2016, however, the FDA has eased that regimen, allowing patients to obtain prescriptions through telemedicine appointments, and to get the drug by mail.
Supreme Court to hear abortion pill case
Posted from npr.org
Pharmaceuticals
Medical
Health
Abortion
Supreme Court
Posted 5 mo ago
Responses: 1
1
1
0
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."This method is extremely effective at ending pregnancy with a very low risk of major complications, the FDA and mainstream medical groups agree.
But even if mifepristone is taken off the shelves, there are other effective strategies doctors have to end a pregnancy. This regimen typically requires patients to take 12 misoprostol pills, spaced out over several hours. This is a safe and well-studied way to end a pregnancy.
But Dr. Jenna Beckham, a Raleigh abortion provider, said it is less effective than current best practices and is more likely to cause side effects like diarrhea, fever and chills.
Mifepristone is already tightly regulated in North Carolina.
Among other things, state law requires that the pill be administered in person, by a physician and after a 72-hour waiting period.
A lawsuit filed by a Triangle abortion provider in January challenged those restrictions, claiming that they were more burdensome than the regulations set by the FDA."...
..."This method is extremely effective at ending pregnancy with a very low risk of major complications, the FDA and mainstream medical groups agree.
But even if mifepristone is taken off the shelves, there are other effective strategies doctors have to end a pregnancy. This regimen typically requires patients to take 12 misoprostol pills, spaced out over several hours. This is a safe and well-studied way to end a pregnancy.
But Dr. Jenna Beckham, a Raleigh abortion provider, said it is less effective than current best practices and is more likely to cause side effects like diarrhea, fever and chills.
Mifepristone is already tightly regulated in North Carolina.
Among other things, state law requires that the pill be administered in person, by a physician and after a 72-hour waiting period.
A lawsuit filed by a Triangle abortion provider in January challenged those restrictions, claiming that they were more burdensome than the regulations set by the FDA."...
(1)
(0)
Read This Next
Continue with Facebook 
Continue with Google