Federal judge blocks some rules on abortion pills in North Carolina

[littlemissmartypants]

Federal judge blocks some rules on abortion pills in North Carolina

https://apnews.com/article/north-carolina-abortion-pills-restrictions-d367235b9b6a96d800c1313e58496651

BY GARY D. ROBERTSON
Updated 6:35 PM EDT, June 4, 2024

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A federal judge has permanently blocked some efforts in North Carolina to restrict how abortion pills can be dispensed, saying they are unlawfully in conflict with the authority of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. But she allowed other state laws to remain in effect, granting only a partial victory to a doctor who sued.

The injunction entered Monday by U.S. District Judge Catherine Eagles in Greensboro gives permanence to her April 30 ruling that some of North Carolina’s regulations on medication abortion have been preempted by decisions of federal drug regulators that determined they were not needed.

The order Monday means North Carolina cannot require that only doctors prescribe the pills; that the drugs be provided to the patient only in person; and that the patient schedule a follow-up appointment. It also prohibits state and local prosecutors, state health and medical officials and other defendants from enforcing such rules or penalizing people who don’t follow them with criminal, civil and professional penalties.

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Her order appears to mean patients in North Carolina can now receive the pills through pharmacies — prescribed through someone like a nurse practitioner or physician assistant or using telehealth — and take them at home, in keeping with FDA decisions.
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https://apnews.com/article/north-carolina-abortion-pills-restrictions-d367235b9b6a96d800c1313e58496651

[OldBaldy1701E]

1. Let's look around my home state.

Yes, yes... every thing is perfect, so this pursuit of the ability to lord over other people is certainly not a waste of time and resources that could be used to make the state more equitable and progressive. (I am referring to the original laws.)