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US FDA allows sale of abortion pills at pharmacies for first time

The US Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to terminating pregnancies last year [File: Jeff Roberson/AP Photo]

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will allow retail pharmacies to offer abortion pills in the United States for the first time, the agency has said, even as more states seek to ban medication abortion.

“Under the Mifepristone REMS Program, as modified, Mifeprex and its approved generic can be dispensed by certified pharmacies or under the supervision of a certified prescriber,” the agency said on its website on Tuesday.

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