A European doctor who runs a telemedicine abortion service says she will continue to prescribe abortion pills to women in Texas who are more than six weeks pregnant, despite a new law that makes doing so a crime.
London — A European doctor who runs a telemedicine abortion service says she will continue to prescribepills to women in Texas who are more than six weeks pregnant, despite a new law that makes doing so a crime.
In 2000, the FDA approved a combination of two medicines — mifepristone and misoprostol — to terminate pregnancies up to 10 weeks. Taken as pills, they effectively trigger a miscarriage, and are now a common option for women seeking an abortion. This method accounted for nearly 40% of abortions in the U.S. in 2018, according to the Centers for Disease Control.about when and where the pills can be taken, and who can prescribe them for a medication abortion.
Operating out of Europe may shield Gomperts from legal liability, but whether the operation is legal in the U.S. — and Texas, in particular — is a complicated question. In 2019, the FDA sent Aid Access a cease and desist letter, arguing that "new drugs may not be legally introduced or delivered for introduction into interstate commerce without prior approval from FDA." It also noted that mifepristone is currently marketed in the United States under the brand name Mifeprex, which is subject to special regulations.
In response to the letter, Aid Access sued the FDA for impeding women's constitutional rights to access abortions under Roe v. Wade, but a judge dismissed Aid Access' claim, in part because the FDA hadn't done anything to follow through on its threat, Aid Access said.
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