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Future of abortion drug Mifepristone in question amid conflicting court rulings

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Mifepristone (Mifeprex), one of the two drugs used in a medication abortion. (Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images)
Mifepristone (Mifeprex), one of the two drugs used in a medication abortion. (Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images)

For more than 20 years, Mifepristone was widely and safely used as a drug in medication abortions. But because of conflicting federal rulings, the drug's future is in question.

Here & Now's Scott Tong talks with Mary Ziegler, legal historian and law professor at the University of California Davis and author of "Dollars for Life: The Anti-Abortion Movement and the Fall of the Republican Establishment."

This segment aired on April 10, 2023.

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