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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Kevin McGill

Some abortion drug restrictions are upheld by an appeals court in a case bound for the Supreme Court

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A high-stakes lawsuit over the future of a widely used abortion drug is likely heading to the US Supreme Court, set to determine the fate of abortion rights access across the country for a second time within two years.

Three Republican-appointed judges on a federal appeals court have determined that the federal government did not follow proper procedures when it amended regulations for a commonly used medication abortion drug in 2016. But the restrictions will not immediately take effect.

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