Abortion Drug Access Expands, Despite Risks

0:00It's March 19, here's your Birmingham News in two minutes. Four years after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, abortions across the United States have actually increased compared to before the decision. That's largely due to abortion drugs like Miffa Pristone, which can now be obtained through telehealth and mailed directly to patients without an an in-person doctor's visit. The Food and Drug Administration under President Biden relaxed rules on these drugs, removing the knee for face-to-face dispensing and boosting. Male order access. Meanwhile, Senator Josh Hawley from Missouri introduced the bill last week called the Safeguarding Women from Chemical Abortion Act, Aiming to Ban, Miffa Pristone, and let women sue its makers over safety issues. A study from this year found that 11 percent of women using the drug face serious problems like sepsis, infection, or heavy bleeding. Scientists argue that if any other medication had such risks, it would face immediate restrictions, but access has expanded anyway.

1:01Doctors in states like California have been sending these pills to patients in pro-life states such as Louisiana, even when it's against local laws. When Louisiana sought to extradite one such doctor, Governor Gavin Newsom refused, citing California's shield laws that block cooperation on. Abortion-related cases. Now a federal lawsuit, led by Louisiana's Attorney General, challenges the FDA's changes with support from other states. Advocates say reinstating in-person requirements through federal policy could cut male order abortions, which make up 27 percent of cases. Today, D&N is brought to you by our sponsor. A pillow that plays your sound quietly, comfortably, effortlessly. So for nighttime listening, S-O-L-I, solelypillo.com.