A panel of federal judges at the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments Wednesday over whether prescribing rules should be tightened for mifepristone, a key drug used in the most common abortion method in the United States. According to the Associated Press, the case is one of several ongoing efforts to restrict abortion access four years after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed states to decide the issue, with pills keeping abortion accessible even where it is banned.
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