US FDA clears path for pharmacies to sell abortion pills

Patients currently obtain mifepristone - part of a two-drug regimen that is safe and effective in inducing abortion - in person from a health provider, Qazet.az reports.

A prescription is still required under the new rule, but patients can now pick up the pill in-store or by mail order.

The move could significantly expand access to abortion through medication.

Abortion pills have become more sought after in the wake of last year's Supreme Court decision overturning the federal right to abortion, with several states banning or sharply restricting access to abortion.