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US court limits mail-order access to abortion pill mifepristone
Key takeaways
- Sareen Habeshian Getty Images A US court has issued an order significantly restricting access to the abortion pill mifepristone by mail.
- The Friday decision by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily reinstated a requirement that abortion pills be obtained in person, rather than allow it by mail or at a pharmacy through telemedicine.
- The move in particular curbs access to medication abortion - the most common method of terminating pregnancies in the US - in states where abortion is banned.
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Sareen Habeshian Getty Images A US court has issued an order significantly restricting access to the abortion pill mifepristone by mail.
The Friday decision by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily reinstated a requirement that abortion pills be obtained in person, rather than allow it by mail or at a pharmacy through telemedicine.
The move in particular curbs access to medication abortion - the most common method of terminating pregnancies in the US - in states where abortion is banned.
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