Medication Abortion

Everything You Need to Know About Mifepristone, Medication Abortion Access, and the Case Working Its Way Through the Courts Right Now

By Kristen Batstone | Apr 26, 2023 | Comments Off on Everything You Need to Know About Mifepristone, Medication Abortion Access, and the Case Working Its Way Through the Courts Right Now

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A Statement on the Supreme Court’s Mifepristone Decision

By NWHN Staff | Apr 21, 2023 | Comments Off on A Statement on the Supreme Court’s Mifepristone Decision

The National Women’s Health Network applauds the Supreme Court for its decision to block the lower court’s ruling against Mifepristone, one of two medication abortion drugs, until the end of the legal proceedings.

The NWHN’s Statement on the FDA Lifting Unnecessary Restrictions on Medication Abortion

By NWHN Staff | Apr 13, 2021 | Comments Off on The NWHN’s Statement on the FDA Lifting Unnecessary Restrictions on Medication Abortion

Late last night, the FDA announced that, effective immediately, both medication abortion and miscarriage patients would be able to access mifepristone via delivery from their providers or through mail-order pharmacies. This tremendous victory will ensure that patients and providers are protected during the pandemic.

Safe, Online, Delivered: How to Get the Abortion Pill By Mail

By NWHN Staff | Mar 8, 2021 | Comments Off on Safe, Online, Delivered: How to Get the Abortion Pill By Mail

Safe and effective FDA-approved abortion pills (aka medication abortion) are now available by mail in several states — without an in-person clinic visit.

The NWHN’s statement on The Supreme Court’s Decision to Revive the Abortion Pill Restriction

By Cindy Pearson | Jan 13, 2021 | Comments Off on The NWHN’s statement on The Supreme Court’s Decision to Revive the Abortion Pill Restriction

Last night, the U.S. Supreme Court reinstated the U. S. Food and Drug Administration’s medically unjustified requirement that people travel to a certified facility simply to pick up abortion pills that they are then allowed to safely take at home.

Judge Orders FDA to Allow Patients to Receive Medication Abortion Pills by Mail During COVID Emergency

By NWHN Staff | Jul 14, 2020 | Comments Off on Judge Orders FDA to Allow Patients to Receive Medication Abortion Pills by Mail During COVID Emergency

The NWHN applauds the recent decision by District Court Judge Theodore Chuang to allow pregnant people to receive medication abortion care through telehealth, including receiving mifepristone through the mail.

It’s Time to #MailTheAbortionPill

By Sarah Christopherson | Jul 1, 2020 | Comments Off on It’s Time to #MailTheAbortionPill

Patients are turning to telehealth appointments and online pharmacies for routine medical care during the COVID-19 outbreak without having to leave their homes. But for most pregnant people seeking safe and effective abortion pills, the FDA has created a Byzantine set of rules that delay or block access to care.

Lift Unnecessary Restrictions: Access to Medication Abortion During the COVID-19 Pandemic

By M. Isabelle Chaudry | Jun 1, 2020 | Comments Off on Lift Unnecessary Restrictions: Access to Medication Abortion During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The NWHN is calling on the FDA to lift politically motivated, medically unnecessary restrictions on the abortion pill right now and let pregnant people receive the abortion pill through the mail so that they can get the pill where they take the pill, at home.

The FDA’s Convoluted Stance on Abortion Pills Doesn’t Protect Patients — It Endangers Them

By Sarah Christopherson | May 8, 2020 | Comments Off on The FDA’s Convoluted Stance on Abortion Pills Doesn’t Protect Patients — It Endangers Them

The FDA says pregnant people can meet with their doctors remotely and have their abortion at home — but first, they must travel during a global pandemic just to pick up their pills.

The FDA Must Permit Pregnant People to Get the Abortion Pill Where They Have the Abortion — at Home!

By Evita Almassi | Apr 6, 2020 | Comments Off on The FDA Must Permit Pregnant People to Get the Abortion Pill Where They Have the Abortion — at Home!

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