May 19, 2022 (vol. 172, iss. 20) • Page Image 21
…MAY 19 • 2022 | 21 weeks. About half of the abor- tions performed in the first 10 weeks are by means of medica- tion, not surgery. The question is: Because the federal government allows this medication, would this preempt a state law prohibiting or reg- ulating the use of medication abortions? Medication is under the auspices of the federal gov- ernment, and the government could allow mailing this med- ication to a woman, even to a s...…