Washington state officials have stocked up on a key abortion drug in preparation for the possibility that it could become much more difficult to access nationwide, pending the outcome of a federal lawsuit brought by anti-abortion-rights groups.
Mifepristone is one of two pills used in medication abortions and is used in the vast majority of such abortions in the United State.Washington state officials have stocked up on a key abortion drug in preparation for the possibility that it could become much more difficult to access nationwide, pending the outcome of aGov.
Noting that Washington is the first state to take such an action, Inslee called the purchase"an insurance policy" in case the drug becomes unavailable. Inslee's office says about 800 abortions per month, or 60% of abortions in the state, take place using pills. State officials say they anticipate increasing demand for abortion pills as a result of restrictions that haveSupreme Court decision.in federal court in Texas last year, a coalition of anti-abortion health care providers and medical groups asks a judge to overturn the Food and Drug Administration's approval of mifepristone and remove it from the market.
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