WFAE: “A North Carolina federal judge overruled a spate of new state laws that imposed new requirements on the use of Food and Drug Administration-approved abortion pills.
The ruling means that pregnant people can again take the medicine mifepristone at home and can obtain the medication from a pharmacy or by mail. New North Carolina laws had required people to take the medicine only in the physical presence of a licensed physician.
Additionally, an in-person follow-up visit is not required, though a requirement remains for people to have an in-person consultation 72 hours prior to taking the medicine. The lawsuit was brought by Dr. Amy Bryant, a UNC Health OB-GYN.
“Politicians in North Carolina cannot interfere with the FDA’s authority and impose medically unnecessary restrictions on medication abortion care,” Bryant said after the ruling.”