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Dem Governor Stockpiles Thousands of Abortion Pills Ahead of Court Ruling

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Kamala Harris

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Xavier Becerra

Karine Jean-Pierre

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William Tong

Kelly Baden

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Kristen Waggoner

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Jessica West

Rebecca Gomperts

Ron Wyden

Will Mifepristone Be Banned in the US?

Donald Trump

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Jill Stein

J.D. Vance

Chase Oliver

Tim Walz

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"We advocate for unfettered access to comprehensive reproductive healthcare."

"Abortion is health care."

Democrats "trust women to make decisions about their own body."

"A woman's right to access safe abortion is a non-negotiable human right."

"Abortion should be legal and safe, with the caveat that I support the Hyde Amendment."

"I believe a decision to abort a child should be up to the women during the first three months of life."

"What we wanted to do is get it [abortion legislation] back to the states."

"I am pro-life. I wanna save as many babies as possible."

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Outgoing Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee declared in an interview with Reuters that the Washington State would keep its stockpile of abortion pills in case of Republican presidential nominee, former Pres. Donald Trump, wins the election.

Reuters

According to the New York Times, Inslee and at least four other Democratic governors have secured supplies of mifepristone to preserve access for women through a potential second Trump administration.

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Breitbart

This comes as some Democrats fear that once back in the White House, Trump would either rescind the Food and Drugs Administration's regulatory approval of mifepristone or criminalize interstate distribution.

FOX News

Washington State has warehoused tens of thousands of doses of the pill since last year due to a federal lawsuit to restrict access to mifepristone nationwide. It's unclear when the medication will expire, with claims ranging from two to six years.

The Seattle Times

The US Supreme Court unanimously rejected the mifepristone case last June, preserving access to the widely used abortion drug after finding that the plaintiffs had no legal right to sue.

The Associated Press

US Supreme Court

As of July 2024, 14 states have near-total bans on mifepristone, which is used to end pregnancies in their first trimester and treat early miscarriages, and another 14 states require prescriptions or other restrictions.

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