Democrats Fight Back Against Mifepristone Ban

0:00It's May 2nd. This is Entertainment and Celebrity News today, AI Power Stories from the Spotlight, a 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling temporarily blocks the mailing of Myfrestone, the key abortion pill, and several Senate Democrats are vowing to push back hard against it. This pill, approved by the FDA back in 2000, pairs with another drug to safely end early pregnancies and has been used by millions of women, over more than 20 years without major issues. Senators like John Hickenlooper from Colorado, Patty Murray from Washington, and Maggie Hassan from New Hampshire slammed the decision stressing that, doctors, not judges, should guide women's health choices, and this hits access nationwide, even in pro-choice states. Since Roe v. Wade got overturned in 2022, medication abortions make up 65% of all clinician-provided ones, with one in. For happening via telehealth, meanwhile, in states with bans, more women are getting

1:02these pills online than traveling out of state, so this court move shakes up a growing, lifeline, and Democrats plan to keep fighting to keep it open.