What to know about mifepristone access after the Supreme Court ruling

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Kaitlin Sullivan is a contributor for NBCNews.com who has worked with NBC News Investigations. She reports on health, science and the environment and is a graduate of the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at City University of New York.

The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld access to the abortion pill mifepristone. The ruling was a win for proponents of access to abortion, but laws surrounding access in states vary. The Food and Drug Administration approved mifepristone in 2000 for medication abortion. In 2016, it extended the time frame in which a pregnant woman can use the drug to terminate a pregnancy, from seven weeks’ gestation to 10.

Five states — Arizona, Nebraska, North Carolina, South Carolina and Wisconsin — have laws that require in-person visits to get mifepristone, according to Guttmacher. In 15 states, the medication must be dispensed by physicians, rather than pharmacists or nurse practitioners. Two states, Arizona and North Carolina, have also banned sending abortion medication through the mail. Can you get mifepristone through telehealth? In the first year after Roe v.

 

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