“In a post-Dobbs landscape, it has never been more important for the President and all of our elected officials to take bold action on this issue. And the American people are paying closer attention than maybe ever before to abortion and abortion access. We know that the majority of the public believe Medicaid should cover read more
On Jan. 3, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a new certification process for brick-and-mortar pharmacies to become eligible to sell the abortion pill mifepristone for the first time. Reproductive rights advocates celebrated the change, hoping it will expand access to abortion pills.
Retail pharmacies, like CVS and Walgreens, will be allowed to fill prescriptions for mifepristone—the first of two pills used for a medical or medication abortion—for the first time in the United States, according to a recent update provided by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The permanent regulatory change is expected to increase abortion access throughout the country following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade last year; the landmark case guaranteed the federal right to abortion since 1973 and was officially reversed in June 2022.
Doctors and reproductive rights advocates are bracing for a decision in a court case that, if successful, could end legal access to abortion pills nationwide.
Abortion pills have become one of the next major fronts in the fight over reproductive health care in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade, and the lawsuit is seen by both sides as the start of the battle to come.
“We really wanted to hear what the administration is prepared to do for the current reality of abortion access and the continued threats that exist across the country.” –Morgan Hopkins, president of All* Above All
“We don’t need to go back to old policies that left many without access to care. We need bold action now from President Biden to finish the job of ensuring abortion care is affordable, available, and supported for anyone who needs it.” –Morgan Hopkins, president of All* Above All
“Restoring those protections are not enough to solve the escalating abortion access crisis that we are facing and, honestly, have faced for many decades. We want to hear some concrete and bigger, bolder solutions than just restoring Roe.” –Morgan Hopkins, executive director of All Above All
“We want to hear from the President what actions the administration is prepared to take, and what bold and creative solutions and commitments they are making in the executive branch, and in the other agencies. They need to continue to explore as many creative avenues as possible — especially, you know, with the pending threat … Continued
“Budgets are a reflection of our values.” –Morgan Hopkins, president of All*Above All
“We know that the restricting Medicaid coverage of abortion forces one in four low income women seeking abortion care to carry that pregnancy to term.” –Morgan Hopkins, president of All* Above All