Souce:wired.com
Source:pbs.org
Anti-abortion activists have throttled mifepristone access from the start by burying it under piles of arbitrary restriction
Mifepristone works by blocking the progesterone hormone. During pregnancy, progesterone helps keep the lining of the uterus intact; without it, a pregnancy cannot go on.
Source:pbs.org
But because mifepristone made abortion simpler : and increased privacy and safety for people seeking one — anti-abortion activists saw mifepristone as a huge threat. In the decades since the drug was approved, these activists, and the legislators and justices they lobby and fund, have responded by pushing for a web of regulation aimed at reducing mifepristone access in numerous ways.
Source:pbs.org
Source:media.cnn.com
The short-term impact of this change will be limited to a few states. Initially, Walgreens will make it available only at a few of its pharmacies in a handful of states where abortion is still legal — New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, California, and Illinois — and CVS will dispense the drug only at its pharmacies in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
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