Dem House Bill Would Protect Access To Abortion Pills

April 10, 2023 Democrats, Medicine

Democratic lawmakers are mobilizing in the wake of the decision in Texas that threw access to the so-called abortion pill into flux Friday, introducing legislation Monday to protect access to the most widely used form of abortion in the U.S.

Reps. Pat Ryan of New York and Lizzie Fletcher of Texas will introduce the Protecting Reproductive Freedom Act on Monday during a pro forma session of the House, seeking to reaffirm the FDA’s final approval authority on medication abortion and continue to allow providers to prescribe the abortion pill via telehealth, which was widely expanded during the coronavirus pandemic.

“The Texas decision has nothing to do with science or medicine and everything to do with radical groups whose only goal is a national abortion ban,” said Ryan.

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Democratic lawmakers are mobilizing in the wake of the decision in Texas that threw access to the so-called abortion pill into flux, introducing legislation Monday to protect access to the most widely used form of abortion in the U.S. https://t.co/t6p3x0um5C

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