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US Supreme Court upholds access to abortion pill mifepristone

Demonstrators protest for abortion rights outside the Supreme Court in Washington, DC, June 24, 2022 [File: Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo]

The United States Supreme Court has rejected a bid to curb access to a drug used in abortions, ending an attempt by abortion opponents to limit access to the procedure.

In a 9-0 ruling on Thursday, the justices overturned a lower court’s decision last year to limit access to the drug mifepristone, used in more than half of abortions in the country.

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