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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Matthew Perrone

A common abortion pill will come before the US Supreme Court. Here's how the drug works

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Medication abortion is the preferred method of ending pregnancy in the U.S., and one of the two drugs used — mifepristone — will now go in front of the U.S. Supreme Court next year.

Demand for the abortion pills mifepristone and misoprostol has grown as states have imposed bans or restrictions or seek to limit abortions after the reversal of Roe v. Wade in June 2022.

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