The FDA has dropped a requirement for the abortion drug mifepristone to be picked up in person – but some Republicans states are clamping down
Adrienne Matei
Thu 7 Apr 2022
On Tuesday, Oklahoma became the latest state to pass a bill to make performing an abortion a felony, punishable, in this case, by 10 years in prison and a $100,000 fine. The bill is expected to be signed into law by the governor, creating an even larger group of people – about 7.7 million between Texas and Oklahoma – who will have to leave their home state if they want an abortion.
Republican legislators are passing restrictions and bans on abortion, in expectation of a supreme court decision in a crucial abortion rights case expected in June. Until then, abortion remains legal, albeit severely restricted in some cases, across the US.
Continued: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/apr/07/us-mail-order-abortions-oklahoma