Clinics want patients to know medication abortion remains available in Georgia for now

A patient prepares to take the first of two combination pills, mifepristone, for a medication abortion during a visit to a clinic in Kansas City, Kan., on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022. A federal appeals court has ruled that the abortion pill mifepristone can still be used for now but reduced the period of pregnancy when the drug can be taken and said it could not be dispensed by mail. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

New limits on a widely used abortion medication could have dangerous implications for reproductive health care in Georgia. That’s the message from some OB-GYN physicians and advocates in the state after a week of federal court rulings that would restrict the drug’s use and distribution.

On Friday, the United States Supreme Court temporarily blocked those restrictions while the court case plays out. 

They’re on hold until 11:59 p.m. Wednesday.