FDA and Justice Department decisions may increase access to abortion drugs
Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June, it’s been unclear what would happen with medication abortions. Until now.
In the six months since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the future has been murky for medication abortions. But this week, the FDA issued a new rule allowing retail pharmacies to dispense abortion pills. Then, the Justice Department published a legal opinion allowing USPS to deliver abortion pills nationwide, including in states with bans on medication abortions.
Reset learns more from a policy researcher and abortion care practitioner.
GUESTS: Lee Hasselbacher, director at the University of Chicago’s Center for Interdisciplinary Inquiry and Innovation in Sexual and Reproductive Health
Mary Bowman, nurse practitioner and telehealth abortion provider
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FDA and Justice Department decisions may increase access to abortion drugs
Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June, it’s been unclear what would happen with medication abortions. Until now.
In the six months since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the future has been murky for medication abortions. But this week, the FDA issued a new rule allowing retail pharmacies to dispense abortion pills. Then, the Justice Department published a legal opinion allowing USPS to deliver abortion pills nationwide, including in states with bans on medication abortions.
Reset learns more from a policy researcher and abortion care practitioner.
GUESTS: Lee Hasselbacher, director at the University of Chicago’s Center for Interdisciplinary Inquiry and Innovation in Sexual and Reproductive Health
Mary Bowman, nurse practitioner and telehealth abortion provider