LANSING, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – Following the federal appeals court decision that would limit access to the abortion drug Mifepristone, Planned Parenthood of Michigan has released a statement calling the order “yet another outrageous attack.”
“Mifepristone is safe and effective, and has been used by more than five million people since the FDA approved it more than 20 years ago,” said Paula Thornton Greear, President and CEO of Planned Parenthood of Michigan. “This is a baseless case brought by anti-abortion activists who seek to restrict or eliminate access to abortion by any means possible.”
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Mifepristone is a progesterone blocker used in more than half the abortions in the U.S., according to the Guttmacher Institute. The Supreme Court is preserving access to the drug until Wednesday while it reviews the lower court ban.
“Medication abortion will remain legal in Michigan, but providers may be forced to comply with medically-unnecessary restrictions. This will create additional—and sometimes insurmountable—barriers for patients trying to access care,” Greear said.
If the Supreme Court upholds the lower court’s decision, restrictions on mifepristone could include three mandatory in-person doctor visits for anyone taking the drug, a ban on the generic version, and on-label approval through seven weeks of pregnancy instead of ten.
“It is unacceptable that yet another court has chosen to endanger the health and futures of millions of patients who depend on mifepristone for abortion care. Twice this week, the federal judiciary has ignored both science and the law … We must not tolerate this judicial overreach.
“Despite yet another outrageous attack, Planned Parenthood of Michigan is here, our doors are open, we will continue providing medication abortion, and we won’t stop fighting until everyone is able to access the highest-quality care available when and where they need it.”
The Supreme Court is expected to reach a decision on mifepristone this week.
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