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Is mifepristone available? Here's what to know about the Supreme Court ruling on access to the abortion medication.
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In the US, prescriptions for mifepristone may be filled by any pharmacy - online or brick-and-mortar - that has obtained a special certification. [129] This regulation was provisionally implemented in Dec 2021, and was finalized by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in January 2023.
Aid Access is a nonprofit organization that provides access to medication abortion by mail to the United States and worldwide. It describes its work as a harm reduction strategy designed to provide safe access to mifepristone and misoprostol for those able to become pregnant in the United States who may not otherwise have access to abortion or miscarriage management services. [2]
Mifepristone was developed in 1980 and came into use in France in 1987. [16] It became available in the United States in 2000, for medication abortion, and in 2010, for Cushing's syndrome. [17] [10] [12] It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines. [18] Mifepristone was approved in Canada in January 2017. [19] [20]
It also can be used in combination with mifepristone, with a similar regimen to medical abortion. [ 17 ] [ 18 ] Misoprostol is regularly used in some Canadian hospitals for labour induction for fetal deaths early in pregnancy, and for termination of pregnancy for fetal anomalies.
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