FDA now allows abortion pills to be purchased from pharmacies and mail-order companies

In a move that will expand access to medical abortions in America, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday changed its rule to make abortion pills available for purchase from retail pharmacies and mail-order companies, UPI reports. 

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FDA approves Moderna, Pfizer bivalent COVID-19 vaccines for youngest kids

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Thursday amended emergency use authorization for Pfizer and Moderna bivalent COVID-19 vaccines to include kids 6 months and older.

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FDA authorizes updated COVID boosters for children as young as 5

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday issued an emergency use authorization for new COVID-19 boosters for children as young as five.

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House Passes Bill Prohibiting States From Limiting Contraceptives, Abortifacients

The House of Representatives passed a bill on Thursday that would prohibit states from limiting the possession and distribution of contraceptives and abortifacients, even if they have not been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

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Biden administration to make abortion pills readily available following reversal of Roe

The Biden administration has announced its plans to make the abortion pills misoprostol and mifepristone more easily available to facilitate medical abortions following the US Supreme Court’s withdrawal of federal abortion rights it conferred in the 19…

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Reversal of Roe triggers spike in request for abortion pills

The US Supreme Court’s decision to reverse its 1973 Roe v Wade ruling and withdraw the right to abortion triggered a surge in requests for abortion pills from residents in states where abortion was immediately banned, the New York Times (NYT) reports. …

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