This is from yesterday's Wall Street Journal. All the more important to change hearts and minds. See the last line that we've excerpted below.
Under the changes the agency issued Tuesday, any pharmacy can complete and sign a short form to become certified to provide the so-called abortion pill, not just the handful of mail-order pharmacies that were permitted to ship prescriptions during the pandemic.
The moves won’t change the availability of abortion for many women. A dozen states ban abortion throughout pregnancy, and 18 require a physician to be physically present with a patient to prescribe abortion pills, effectively banning telehealth for abortions, according to the Guttmacher Institute, a nonprofit that tracks abortion statistics and supports abortion rights.
More doctors, however, may sign up to be certified to prescribe abortion pills because they will no longer need to stock and dispense the medication as well. Some women who are concerned a family member or roommate might open a mailed package of pills might feel more comfortable filling a prescription at a pharmacy.
The action will also likely deepen tensions between abortion supporters and opponents over access to the drug, which many women seeking to end their pregnancies have turned to, especially after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year.
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Women seeking an abortion by pill take mifepristone followed by misoprostol, which causes uterine contractions. The FDA says the regimen is safe and effective up to 10 weeks in pregnancy.
Most abortions in the U.S. happen via the pill, according to the Guttmacher Institute. Several organizations that mail abortion pills, sometimes to women in states with abortion bans, have seen shipments increase since the Supreme Court’s latest abortion decision.
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