Abortion pills explained in 60 seconds

They have become the new frontier in the US battle over abortion access. Now, a judge in Texas has banned mifepristone from shelves nationwide.

The drug is one of two pills used for medication abortion, which account for half of all abortions in the country. The BBC's Nomia Iqbal explains.

Video by Joyce Liu and Angélica Casas

24 March 2023

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