Arkansas lawmakers approve abortion pill restrictions

LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas lawmakers have given final approval to a measure placing new limits on the administration of the abortion pill.

By a 26-5 vote, the Senate on Tuesday passed legislation requiring providers of abortion pills to follow all guidelines set by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The bill would require women to take a higher dose of the medication than is what typically prescribed and restrict the time period for administering it from up to nine weeks to up to seven weeks.

The measure now heads to Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson's desk.

Supporters of the measure say it protects women's health by prohibiting off-label uses of the drug. Opponents said it would have the opposite effect and interfere with doctors' practices.

Read Wednesday's Arkansas Democrat-Gazette for full details.

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