Abortion medication restrictions remain blocked during pandemic, judge rules Ann Marimow U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang in Maryland said the health risks have “only gotten worse” since he first blocked restrictions in the summer in response to concerns about exposure to the coronavirus. Requiring an in-person visit to a medical facility to obtain the drugs needed to induce abortion, Chuang said, is unduly burdensome. He initially issued a nationwide injunction against the Food and Drug Administration rule in July, and stood behind his earlier decision this week. “While the progress on vaccines and medical treatments for COVID-19 are cause for optimism and may advance the day that the Preliminary Injunction will no longer be warranted, the impact of these advances to date has not meaningfully altered the current health risks and obstacles to women seeking medication abortions,” he wrote in a 34-page opinion issued Wednesday.
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