A U.S. federal judge has ruled that certain North Carolina laws imposing restrictions on the abortion pill mifepristone are preempted by federal law and therefore unlawful. These laws exceeded FDA limitations by restricting who can prescribe the drug and how it is administered, including requirements for in-person prescribing and follow-up appointments. The ruling, described as a 'huge pills win in NC', marks a significant decision in the ongoing legal battles over access to mifepristone, a widely used abortion-inducing drug that is FDA-approved.
US judge blocks some North Carolina restrictions on abortion pill https://t.co/qeVMP1fuCy https://t.co/ZYGceT25fv
Mifepristone is a safe, FDA-approved medication. I'm relieved to see the court has struck down some of the mifepristone requirements in NC that make it harder for women to access this necessary medication. Women should not be subject to these restrictions on our health care. https://t.co/p1DA4YJchY
A federal judge has struck down parts of a North Carolina law restricting patients' access to the abortion pill mifepristone, which has become the subject of legal battles nationwide https://t.co/ukl1VddSKY @brenpiers https://t.co/PgMZNPsZ1O
⚠️ US JUDGE BLOCKS SOME NORTH CAROLINA RESTRICTIONS ON ABORTION PILL Full Story → https://t.co/Kb3fM7F14B A federal judge has struck down parts of a North Carolina law restricting patients' access to the abortion pill mifepristone, which has become the subject of legal… https://t.co/R7LDXMdfuC
Huge pills win in NC: "The provisions of the NC law that prohibit health care providers other than physicians from prescribing the drug, require in-person prescribing, dispensing, & administering, mandate the scheduling of an in-person follow-up appointment . . . are preempted."
Judge rules some North Carolina abortion pill restrictions unlawful https://t.co/k35IOIZIoy
NEW: North Carolina laws exceeding FDA limitations on the prescribing of the abortion-inducing drug mifepristone are preempted by federal law, a US judge ruled. https://t.co/9Tcbui4mZ4
Some North Carolina abortion pill restrictions are unlawful, federal judge says https://t.co/Vsi2IwrOE0
Reminder that 147 republicans in Congress are begging the supreme court to ban the woman’s health drug mifepristone and telling millions of women to go to hell. Here are their names. https://t.co/mzKgh8iSnf