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January 12, 2023

Alabama's AG Warns People Taking Abortion Pills Could Be Prosecuted
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Alabama's Republican attorney general said Wednesday that pregnant
people could be criminally prosecuted if they take medication to
terminate a pregnancy. His comments came just days after the Food and
Drug Administration announced retail and mail-order pharmacies can now
sell the abortion pill mifepristone directly to patients with a
prescription. Medication abortions account for more than half of all
U.S. abortions.


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