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A 19th century "anti-vice" law is at the center of a new court ruling that threatens access to the leading abortion drug in the U.S.

A 19th century "anti-vice" law is at the center of a new court ruling that threatens access to the leading abortion drug in the U.S.

AUSTIN, Texas — Access to the most commonly used method of abortion in the U.S. plunged into uncertainty Friday following conflicting court rulings over the legality of the abortion medication mifepristone that has been widely available for more than 20 years. For now, the drug the Food and Drug Administration

Access to the most commonly used method of abortion in the U.S. plunged into uncertainty following conflicting court rulings over the legality of the abortion medication mifepristone that has been widely available for more than 20 years.

On Friday, a federal judge in Texas sided with Christian conservatives in ruling that the Comstock Act prohibits sending the long-used drug through the mail.

The FDA approved mifepristone more than 20 years ago.

Mifepristone >> no buts and heres what ill say, the comstock act, which is a federal statute on the books, makes it illegal to basically send abort afashantses or drugs that cause abortion through the mail. the biden administration has a policy issued by the department of justice that says essentially we dont intend to enforce the comstock act, but that law is still on the books it was one of the basises through which more than 20 state attorneys general threatened walgreens when they announce t...

Lewis-Clark State College in Lewiston has removed artwork from a new exhibit at its Center for Arts and History, citing a state law that prohibits public funds be used to pay for or promote abortions.

New Mexico has seen significant movement on protecting reproductive healthcare and access to abortion. Still the town of Edgewood is considering an ordinance that would likely violate state law and court rulings.

As Utah inches toward an abortion clinic ban that will likely end access to elective abortion, a Texas-based anti-abortion organization is working to enact de facto abortion bans in localities just across the border — starting with West Wendover.