On Monday , the Food and Drug Administration said it had set up an investigation into a internet site created toship abortion pills to women in the U.S. , potentially jeopardizing an boulevard for cleaning woman to bring in admission to this highly effective and safe method of end undesirable pregnancies .
The site , call Aid Access , was created by Women on Web founder Rebecca Gomperts , who told the Atlanticon Thursday that the new group had already shipped abortion pills to 600 women . assist Access requires women to fill up out a consultation soma online stating that they are no more than nine weeks meaning . If they pass the on-line screening , Gomperts , a doctor who specializes in miscarriage , pen them a prescription drug for mifepristone and misoprostol and then mails the pills to them .
The FDA investigating , as first reported by the Daily Beast , was prompt due to the site ’s sales event of RU 486 . Mifepristone is one of two pills — the other being misprostol — which , when both taken , can hasten an miscarriage . “ RU 486 , including Mifeprex , for termination of pregnancy is not legally usable over the Internet , ” the FDA said in a affirmation to Gizmodo . It added : “ The office takes the allegations related to the sale of mifepristone in the U.S. through online distribution channels very seriously and is evaluating the allegations to assess potential violations of U.S. law . ” The FDA also shared a link to itsMifeprex website , which includes a big , red disclaimer at the bottom on why you should n’t corrupt the drug online .
The FDA further say in its argument that it had determined that a Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy ( REMS)—its drug safety program enforcing dependable economic consumption of sure medications—“is necessary to ensure the dependable use of Mifeprex , ” a make - name interpretation of mifepristone . It tell that only approved health care provider can instantly supply the drug , and that it can only be dispensed in certain health care setting including “ clinics , aesculapian office and infirmary , by or under the superintendence of a certified prescriber . ”
We reach out to Aid Access and Women on entanglement for comment and will update when we hear back .
Gomperts told the Atlantic that assist Access is legal on the grounds that the FDA allows the importation of medical specialty for personal employment . Mifeprex has been FDA - O.K. since 2000 , and the medications reportedly induce abortions95 percent to 98 percent of the time . And they are provento be good .
“ Our findings corroborate those from a growing phone number of field indicate that women can safely and effectively use medication abortion on their own with minimum clinical supervision , ” Daniel Grossman , a professor of midwifery and gynaecology at the University of California at San Francisco , said when harbinger the resultsof a study on the guard of miscarriage tab .
[ The Daily Beast ]
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