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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Alex Woodward

Abortion advocates and providers brace for Supreme Court decision in major drug case: ‘Chaos, confusion, fear’

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Abortion providers, clinics and abortion rights advocates and patients are anticipating a US Supreme Court decision that could provide some clarity about the fate of a widely used drug at the centre of the biggest legal battle for abortion care since the fall of Roe v Wade last year.

A federal appeals court partially blocked a ruling from a Donald Trump-appointed federal judge in Texas that would strip mifepristone’s approval from the US Food and Drug Administration, which has been in place for more than two decades.

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