The Food and Drug Administration nixed restrictions that the Biden administration lifted during the pandemic for dispensing abortion-inducing medications, a win for abortion rights advocates amid state-level efforts to impose new abortion bans.
The new guidance from the FDA out Thursday said that patients no longer need to get the medication in person at a clinic or hospital. The medication can be prescribed via telehealth appointments and picked up in certified retail pharmacies.
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