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Hilary Beaumont

MYSTERIOUS: Texas judge could halt access to abortion pill mifepristone - You Need To See This

A judge's ruling could limit or halt access to mifepristone, the first pill given in a medical abortion [File: Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters]

Los Angeles, California, the US – An upcoming court decision could threaten access to abortion pills across the United States, including in sanctuary states like California and New York that recently moved to protect abortion access.

A judge in the state of Texas is expected to rule as early as February 24 on whether to overturn US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of mifepristone, an essential medication used in more than half of the abortions that happen through clinics and physicians’ offices in the US.

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