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22 Attorneys General Call FDA’s New Abortion Pill Rules ‘Illegal and Dangerous’

The agency now allows remote prescriptions for mifepristone

22 Attorneys General Call FDA’s New Abortion Pill Rules ‘Illegal and Dangerous’
Mifepristone, one of the two drugs used in a chemical abortion, can be dispensed by brick-and-mortar pharmacies via online prescriptions if permitted under state law. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images
Naveen Athrappully
Naveen Athrappully
Reporter
1/17/2023|Updated: 1/17/2023
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Attorneys general from 22 states are calling on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to reverse a rule change allowing for remote prescriptions of abortion-inducing pills through the mail.

In the Jan. 13 letter (pdf), the attorneys general slammed the FDA, saying the agency’s decision to “abandon commonsense restrictions on remotely prescribing and administering abortion-inducing drugs is both illegal and dangerous.”
Naveen Athrappully
Naveen Athrappully
Reporter
Naveen Athrappully is a news reporter covering business and world events at The Epoch Times.
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