In Bid to Curb Abortion, U.S. Tightens Restrictions on Mifepristone

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• – U.S. appeals court blocks mail distribution of abortion pill mifepristone, ruling it must be taken in a clinic.
• – The decision effectively restricts access to abortion medication, which is used in many states to terminate early pregnancies.
• – The ruling is seen as a significant setback for abortion rights advocates, who have been fighting to preserve access to the medication.