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White House vows to fight for abortion pills, patient privacy

People protest in support of access to abortion medication outside the federal courthouse in Amarillo, Texas, the US [David Erickson/The Associated Press]

The administration of President Joe Biden has vowed to continue to fight efforts to roll back abortion access in the United States, including a recent court decision to suspend federal approval of an abortion pill.

In statements issued on Wednesday, the White House also proposed new rules to make it more difficult to seize medical records, in an apparent response to states seeking to restrict abortion access beyond state lines.

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