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US appeals court preserves limited approval of abortion pill

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The abortion pill mifepristone will remain available in the United States while anti-abortion groups pursue a legal challenge seeking to ban it, but with significant restrictions including a requirement for in-person physician visits to obtain the drug, a federal appeals court ruled late on Wednesday.

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BBC News

US court preserves access to abortion drug mifepristone for now

A federal court preserves access to a widely used abortion pill called mifepristone.

1 year ago·United Kingdom

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The Hindu

U.S. Court preserves access to abortion pill but tightens rules

The decision late on April 12 temporarily narrowed a ruling by a lower court judge in Texas that had completely blocked the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the nation’s most commonly used method of abortion. Still, preventing the pill from being sent by mail amounts to another significant curtailing of abortion access — less than a year after the reversal of Roe v. Wade resulted in more than a dozen states effectively banning abortion…

1 year ago·India

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The Independent

Texas abortion pill ruling partly blocked by appeals court

While the appeals court ruling protects an outright ban on the abortion pill, the conservative-led panel has effectively made the drug harder for Americans to obtain

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

Biden administration to ask Supreme Court to stop abortion pill curbs

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said on Thursday the Justice Department will ask the Supreme Court to intervene to stop restrictions set by a federal judge on the abortion pill mifepristone as President Joe Biden's administration moves to defend access to the drug.

1 year ago·United Kingdom

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CBC News

Biden administration to ask U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate full access for abortion drug mifepristone

A U.S. federal appeals court preserved access to the abortion pill mifepristone for now but reduced the period of pregnancy when the drug can be used and said it could not be dispensed by mail. The Justice Department says it will ask the Supreme Court for relief.

1 year ago·Canada

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Associated Press News

DOJ to ask Supreme Court to put abortion pill limits on hold

A federal appeals court has ruled that the abortion pill mifepristone can still be used for now but reduced the period of pregnancy when the drug can be taken and

1 year ago·United States

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