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The ban on abortion in Florida will make it harder to get the procedure in the South
Thousands of people travelled to Florida for abortions in the past year despite the state’s new 15-week ban on abortion, state data showed. Nearly 8,000 people traveled to Florida last year for abortions, according to data from the state’s Agency for Health Care Administration. The 24-hour waiting period and a ban on using telemedicine for…
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The fight over abortion will be bigger than ever
A study conducted by telemedicine organisations has revealed that in the six months following US Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the 43-year-old Abortion Act, the average number of pills given to women jumped from 1,400 to 5,900. Doctors issued prescriptions for women in Europe and had pills shipped from India, generally charging about $100. Online…
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The use of abortion pills has increased in recent years
A study by the University of Texas at Austin found that telemedicine vendors in the US offer women free abortion pills. The study evaluated prospective patients using written questionnaires, issued prescriptions from doctors who were typically in Europe and had pills shipped from pharmacies in India. Community networks typically asked for information about the pregnancy…
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The abortion pill case will be taken up by the Supreme Court
The US FDA has ruled that the abortion pill is safe and effective, setting up a clash between the agency’s 23-year studies and supervision of the abortion pill. It further said that the drug’s conditions of use are updated based on “additional evidence and experience”. The US Supreme Court had earlier allowed telemedicine to send…
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The FDA wants to make it easier for patients to get abortion pills
The US Food and Drug Administration has said that misoprostol, the generic version of mifepristone, will remain available in the country under single-Drug Arrangements for Medication Abortions (REDS) programme. The program will allow women in states where abortion is against the law to receive single-Drug Arrangements for Medication Abortions via telemedicine or at a doctor’s…
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It’s not a good sign that abortion pills will be difficult to get.
A US public health researcher has found that abortion by telemedicine has risen in states that have not restricted its access. Abigail, a public health researcher at University of Texas at Austin and a co-author of the study, said more women are choosing abortion for “comfort and privacy” as well as “necessity”. “It is also…
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Some major drugstores are going to sell abortion pills, but they won’t be in every state.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has allowed the use of misoprostol and mifepristone in telemedicine to reduce the risk of late-stage abortions. However, the FDA said that the drugs are still banned in states where they are restricted or banned by state laws. The FDA said it is looking to expand its REMS…