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The state argued that remote access undermined their abortion ban.
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals agreed and issued a ruling to immediately put back a requirement that people go in person for the medication.
That affects people all over the country, including in states that protect abortion access.
The Reproductive Freedom Alliance, a coalition of 23 governors, wrote in a statement, quote, We are taking immediate action to protect patients and providers in our states, and we will pursue every legislative, executive, and legal avenue available, unquote.
Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR News.
The case was brought by the state of Louisiana against the Food and Drug Administration.
Their argument centered around the FDA's decision to remove an in-person requirement for patients receiving mifepristone, one of the medications used for abortion and miscarriage management.
A district court judge put the case on hold in April, but a panel on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals agreed with Louisiana.
The Fifth Circuit ruling ends telemedicine mifepristone access for the whole country, effective immediately.
The drug makers are expected to appeal to the Supreme Court.
Doctors say mifepristone is safe, that the in-person requirement is medically unnecessary, and that it makes it harder for women to access abortion.
Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR News, Washington.
The case was brought by the state of Louisiana against the Food and Drug Administration.
Their argument centered around the FDA's decision to remove an in-person requirement for patients receiving mifepristone, one of the medications used for abortion and miscarriage management.
A district court judge put the case on hold in April, but a panel on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals agreed with Louisiana.
The Fifth Circuit ruling ends telemedicine mifepristone access for the whole country, effective immediately.
The drug makers are expected to appeal to the Supreme Court.
Doctors say mifepristone is safe, that the in-person requirement is medically unnecessary, and that it makes it harder for women to access abortion.
Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR News, Washington.
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