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The FDA's approval of mifepristone, an abortion pill, is going in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, and now some Washington lawmakers are working to expedite a bill that would protect access to the pill, no matter what comes from the decision.
Also called “medication abortion," mifepristone is used to end early pregnancies privately. It’s a method that currently accounts for more than half of U.S. abortions. Right now, women can currently take it up to 10 weeks of pregnancy, but that access could change as legal battles flare nationally, causing pro-choice Washington leaders to scramble.
“Now is the time, before the Supreme Court releases its ruling, that people need to rise up," Margo Heights, Seattle organizer of Rise Up 4 Abortion Rights.
Read the full story here: https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle/seattle-residents-rally-support-abortion-pill-mifepristone/281-bff30784-0071-4df0-b937-c2152d4463dd