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March 31, 2016

In Victory for Health Advocates, FDA Updates Label for Abortion Pill
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In a victory for public health and reproductive rights advocates, the
U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved new labeling for the most
widely used abortion drug, mifepristone. The labeling change says women
can use the drug further into a pregnancy, with fewer visits to a doctor
and at a lower dosage. The change replaces restrictions that the medical
establishment had long considered outdated and deals a blow to states
where anti-choice advocates had been trying to use the outdated FDA
label to place restrictions on women's use of the drug.
Topics:Abortion

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