(CNN) The US Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday that it is lifting a requirement that patients seeking medication abortion had to pick up the medication in-person, instead allowing pills to be sent by mail. Medication abortion, in which a pregnancy is ended in a two-pill process, has become a prevalent approach to terminating a pregnancy. The FDA is keeping a requirement that abortion patients sign an additional form for a medication abortion. A focus while waiting for action in a blockbuster Supreme Court caseThe Supreme Court's recent signals on abortion rights have only intensified the focus on medication abortion. Making medication abortion more accessible creates more "flexibilities" for those seeking abortion in states that maintain access to the procedure, Moore said.

Source: CNN December 16, 2021 22:37 UTC