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The drugstore chain’s announcement that access to mifepristone may not expand as broadly as federal regulators intended when they finalized a rule change allowing more pharmacies to provide the pill. Here’s a closer look at the issue.
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The suit comes as a federal judge in another case is considering whether to overturn FDA approval of the same drug, mifepristone.
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Some abortion providers are looking to misoprostol, a medication widely used around the world, should a federal judge in Texas block access to a key medication abortion option.
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Changes by the FDA mean patients won't have to schedule in-person exams to get a prescription. That opens the door for more pharmacies to provide the medication. But not everyone will have access.
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Reproductive rights advocates want patients to be allowed to pick up mifepristone at a hospital or clinic. The drug, which was approved 20 years ago, also helps to manage miscarriages for some women.
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Despite evidence that mifepristone can help recovery from miscarriages, access to the medicine, which is commonly used to provide abortions, remains limited.