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FDA Will Allow Pregnant People to Receive Abortion Pill by Mail During Pandemic

HeadlineApr 14, 2021

In reproductive rights news, the Food and Drug Administration will allow providers to mail abortion pills to people who choose to terminate an early-stage pregnancy without surgery for the duration of the pandemic. The move was welcomed by medical groups who had been fighting a January ruling by the Supreme Court, which sided with the Trump administration in enforcing the “in-person requirement” even after a federal judge waived it in order to spare patients unnecessary travel during the pandemic.

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