COMMENT PILL BATTLES
So, when the Supreme Court eliminated the constitutional right to abortion, last year, allowing states to regulate and prohibit abortion as they wish, an inevitable battle in the ensuing war was going to involve pharmacists. Mifepristone, which has been F.D.A.-approved for medication abortions since 2000, causes the uterine lining to break down, thereby terminating a pregnancy. A second drug, misoprostol, which is approved for multiple medical purposes, is used afterward to vacate the uterus. As states have banned or restricted abortion, access to these pills has become the focus of conflict in the new legal landscape.
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