The Trump administration is appealing a decision that allows women to obtain the abortion pill by mail without seeing a doctor.
At issue is a decision by U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang in early July that overturned an FDA rule requiring the abortion pill to be administered only in clinics, medical offices or hospitals. Under FDA rules, it is not available in pharmacies. Chuang’s ruling allowed the abortion pill to be mailed to women.
The Trump Justice Department filed an appeal to the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals July 24, arguing Chuang’s ruling endangers the health of women because they can’t be counseled and observed by medical personnel.
The abortion pill actually encompasses two drugs: mifepristone and misoprostol. Mifepristone blocks the hormone progesterone, causing the lining of the uterus to break down and kill the unborn baby. Misoprostol sparks contractions and a delivery of the dead child. They can be taken only early in the pregnancy. The two pills are taken up to 48 hours apart.
The Justice Department asked the Fourth Circuit to “stay,” or halt, Chuang’s decision.
“Defendants will … suffer irreparable harm in the absence of a stay because they will be unable to enforce requirements that FDA has determined, based on its experience and scientific expertise, are necessary to ensure safe use of Mifeprex [or, mifepristone],” the
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