The big American post-Roe battle over abortion pills
Legal skirmishes in Texas and West Virginia could have far-reaching consequences
THE FIGHT over access to abortion in America was never going to end with the overturning of Roe v Wade. Last summer the Supreme Court returned the matter to individual states. One side vowed to battle until every woman regained the right to choose an abortion. Their opponents said they would not rest until the procedure was banned across the country. The fight at first focused mostly on physical clinics, but has expanded to abortion medication. Both sides believe these pills are the key to getting what they want, and are using the courts to try to get there.
This article appeared in the United States section of the print edition under the headline “The road from Amarillo”
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