Medication Abortion
In the News

A number of state legislatures and organizations put barriers between women and abortion care by directly interfering with a woman's medical care. Most restrictions on medication abortion have no medical basis and only serve to limit women’s access to medical care. These include restrictions on how medication abortion can be used, as well as limitations on the use of telemedicine. These restrictions particularly impact rural women and other women in areas without regular reproductive health care providers.

Ind. Gov. Pence Signs Law Adding New Restrictions on Medication Abortions
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (R) on Wednesday signed into law a bill (SB 371) that imposes stricter regulations on clinics that offer medication abortions and prohibits the provision of abortion-inducing drugs after nine weeks of pregnancy, the Lafayette Journal and Courier reports.

La. Senate Advances Bill Requiring Physician's Presence During Medication Abortions
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
The Louisiana Senate on Monday voted 32-2 to advance a bill (SB 90) that would ban the use of telemedicine during the provision of medication abortions, AP/KSLA reports.

Planned Parenthood Criticizes La. Bill That Would Restrict Telemedicine, Medication Abortion
Monday, April 22, 2013
A Louisiana bill (SB 90) that would restrict medication abortion access is unnecessary and inaccurately implies that the method is unsafe, according to Planned Parenthood officials, Healthcare IT News reports.

Judge Intends To Strike Down N.D. Law Governing Medication Abortions
Friday, April 19, 2013
A North Dakota judge on Thursday said he plans to strike down as unconstitutional a 2011 state law that would have effectively banned medication abortions, the Grand Forks Herald reports.

Mo. House Gives Preliminary Approval To Medication Abortion Restrictions
Friday, April 19, 2013
The Missouri House this week approved a bill (HB 400) that would impose additional requirements on the provision of medication abortions, the Missouri Times reports.

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IN THE COURTS

This section provides a brief overview of significant cases impacting reproductive rights and health related to Medication Abortion.

Oklahoma Coalition for Reproductive Justice v. Terry Cline
Challenge to an Oklahoma law that would impose severe restrictions on use of mifepristone for medication abortion.

Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio Region v. DeWine
Challenge to Ohio law restricting the use of mifepristone for medication abortion.

Red River Women's Clinic, Kathryn Eggleston, M.D., v. Birch Burdick and Terry Dwelle
Challenge to North Dakota law that would effectively ban all medication abortions in the state by requiring compliance with conditions for the provision of "abortion-inducing drugs" that are impossible to meet.

Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin v. Van Hollen
Challenge to a Wisconsin law that imposes restrictions on the use of mifepristone for medication abortion, including by requiring several in-person visits with a physician.

Planned Parenthood Arizona v. Horne
Challenge to 2010 Arizona abortion clinic licensing regulations that effectively prohibit qualified nurse practitioners from providing first-trimester surgical abortion and medication abortion, prohibit qualified physician assistants from providing medication abortion, and impose medically unnecessary and inappropriate clinical requirements on the provision of medication abortion.

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