The FDA allows women to get the abortion pill mifepristone by mail, lifting a requirement that they must go to a medical office or hospital to get it
The Biden administration on Thursday relaxed restrictions around anthat had prevented women from getting the medication without first making in-person visits to pick up the prescriptions at medical offices.
The Food and Drug Administration decision to allow patients to get the drug mifepristone, sold under the brand name Mifeprex and sometimes known as RU-486, without a visit to a hospital or doctor will help pave the way for the drug to be available for ordering online and delivery by mail, according to groups that support abortion access.
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