NARAL Pro-Choice America
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John—
Restrictions on medication abortion are not medically necessary, and
refusing to lift them during the COVID-19 pandemic flies in the face of
expert advice from healthcare providers.
Rather than taking action to protect public health, Republicans are using
the COVID-19 pandemic as a smokescreen to try to ban abortion.
[ [link removed] ]It’s more important than ever that the FDA act to improve access to
medication abortion. Add your name to call on FDA commissioner Dr. Stephen
Hahn to lift the restrictions on medication abortion now →
As the crisis has continued, anti-choice politicians have doubled-down on
ignoring science in favor of ideology by blocking access to abortion care
using all kinds of disinformation, including claiming that abortion is
elective rather than essential healthcare.^1
We can see through their hypocrisy. Their agenda is about controlling our
bodies and our freedoms, plain and simple.
When Dr. Stephen Hahn was confirmed as FDA commissioner, he made clear
that his decisions would be guided by “data and science congruent with the
law.”^2
Well, the data says mifepristone is one of the safest, most effective
medications on the market.^3 The medical experts at the American College
of Obstetrics and Gynecology endorse lifting these restrictions to ensure
doctors can deliver the highest quality of patient care — and so does
former FDA Commissioner Dr. Jane Henney.^4,5
[ [link removed] ]FDA Commissioner Hahn needs to follow through on his public commitment
to put science over ideology by lifting the medically unnecessary
restrictions on medication abortion now. Add your name to keep up the
pressure →
Recently, Senators Patty Murray, Elizabeth Warren, and Tammy Baldwin
joined the chorus of voices imploring the FDA to put public health over
ideology and allow mifepristone to be dispensed at pharmacies and through
the mail to prevent people from being forced to travel far from their
homes to access abortion care and unnecessarily risk exposure to the
coronavirus.^6,7
At a time when all of us are being asked to do our part to prevent the
spread of the virus and protect ourselves and our neighbors, the FDA needs
to step up to help to flatten the curve.
Medication abortion is safe and effective. It needs to be more readily
available during this unprecedented crisis. But a tangled web of state and
federal restrictions continue to block people seeking abortion care from
getting the essential, time-sensitive healthcare they need.
It's not just about one state, one agency, or one elected official: This
is a national crisis for reproductive freedom — and we must take action.
Lifting these medically unnecessary federal restrictions on medication
abortion is an important first step.
[ [link removed] ]Add your name to call on FDA Commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn to lift the
restrictions on medication abortion now →
Thank you for all you do for reproductive freedom,
Kate Ryan
Director of Government Relations, NARAL Pro-Choice America
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Sources:
1. [ [link removed] ]Opinion | I’m an OB-GYN. Halting abortions won’t help supply
shortage., Bridge, Apr. 8, 2020.
2. [ [link removed] ]Five things you should know about Stephen Hahn, the new FDA
commissioner, MarketWatch, Dec. 13, 2019.
3. [ [link removed] ]Medication Abortion, Guttmacher Institute, Nov. 2019.
4. [ [link removed] ]Improving Access to Mifepristone for Reproductive Health
Indications, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Jun.
2018.
5. [ [link removed] ]Time to Reevaluate U.S. Mifepristone Restrictions, New England
Journal of Medicine, Aug. 15, 2019.
6. [ [link removed] ]Female Senators Urge FDA To Loosen Restrictions On Medication
Abortion, Huffington Post, Apr. 14, 2020.
7. [ [link removed] ]It’s Time For A Revolution In At-Home Abortion, Huffington Post,
Apr. 8, 2020.
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