How Floridas 6-week ban impacts abortion medication NBC 6 South Florida [Video]

Mifepristone and misoprostol are the abortion pills used to end pregnancy for decades.

Florida’s latest abortion law prevents the surgical procedure — as well as medication abortion — at six weeks or later.

“We know that 63% of abortions are through medication abortions and the current 6-week ban will absolutely impact access there as well,” said Cheyenne Drews, the communications director at Progress Florida.

Medication abortions are still legal in Florida, but not after six weeks. The FDA shows the pills are effective and safe up until 10-to-11 weeks of pregnancy, but obtaining a prescription after six weeks of pregnancy is no longer an option for Floridians.

Doctors with Planned Parenthood are reacting to Florida’s strict 6-week abortion ban that’s now in effect. NBC6’s Lorena Inclan reports

“We’ve been getting a lot of fear from people, a lot of concerns that there’s misinformation,” said Jamarah Amani, the executive director of Southern Birth Justice Network …