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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Lauren Gambino in Washington

Clashing convictions mark protests as US supreme court weighs abortion pill

Young white woman in black leans back as young Black women in pink appears to be yelling at her. They are surrounded by people holding protest signs and red balloons.
Demonstrators gather in front of the US supreme court in Washington DC on Tuesday. Photograph: Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images

Supporters and opponents of abortion rights gathered on the steps of the supreme court on Tuesday, where, just beyond the marbled columns, the justices were hearing oral arguments in the most consequential abortion-related case since it overturned Roe v Wade nearly two years ago.

At stake is the accessibility of mifepristone, the first pill in a two-drug regimen used in nearly two-thirds of all abortions in the country.

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