Hawley's War on Mifepristone: A National Battle

0:00Senator Josh Hawley is wrapping up the battle against my for stone, the key pill in medication abortions. He's pushing a bill to yank its federal approval, called on the Justice Department to probe maker Danko Laboratories, and just launched a new group. With his wife to push anti-abortion messaging nationwide, Missouri's become ground zero for this fight. The state's leading a big federal lawsuit in St. Louis to restrict the drug, while the attorney general sues Planned Parenthood, using consumer, protection laws. Trump appointed judges with Missouri ties, are handling parts of the case, which bounce back from the Supreme Court. Abortion rights groups see Hawley's moves as a national playbook to curb access, even where voters want illegal. They point to expanded male order prescriptions under Biden as fueling more abortions, around 15,000 monthly via telehealth early this year. Hawley calls the drug, dangerous. Exciting studies on complications, though the FDA says it's safe with rare issues. On the legal front, Missouri docs can't prescribe it without strict rules, and the attorney general

1:04wants in-person visits mandated. A new study claims one in ten users face serious problems, but docs slam it as flawed, FDA data shows under half a percent. Voters here face a ballot choice soon, on a near-total ban with few exceptions, tied to blocking gender care for kids. As these cases grind on, and polls show mixed support, Missouri's testing tactics that could spread far beyond its borders. Kansas News Today, powered by AI bringing you what matters.