NEW YORK (Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday said that it would permanently ease restrictions on a pill used to terminate early pregnancies, making it easier to obtain the medicine at pharmacies and through the mail.
The move means patients will not longer need to go to a clinic in person to receive the medication, generically known as mifepristone, from a health provider.
The restrictions on the pill have been in place since the FDA approved the drug in 2000 and were lifted temporarily by the government earlier this year.
(Reporting by Caroline Humer, Editing by Rosalba O’Brien and Cynthia Osterman)
