Mifepristone Could Be Dispensed On Federal Land In Abortion-Ban States

By Beth Wang / May 25, 2022 at 12:08 PM
If Roe is overturned, multiple states are expected to outlaw abortion, but legal scholars say FDA regulation of the abortion pill, mifepristone, could preempt state laws and allow mifepristone to be prescribed and dispensed on federal land, even in states that ban abortion. Earlier this month, Politico published a draft SCOTUS opinion for Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization that would uphold a Mississippi law that bans abortion after 15 weeks, overturn Roe v. Wade and...


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