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Why ‘pro-life’ Republicans want to avoid a federal ban on abortion pills this year

Ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, “pro-life” congressional Republicans are avoiding a bill that would force the FDA to withdraw its approval of mifepristone.

Why ‘pro-life’ Republicans want to avoid a federal ban on abortion pills this year
U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley’s bill would force the Food and Drug Administration to withdraw its approval of mifepristone.

FILE – Boxes of the drug mifepristone sit on a shelf at the West Alabama Women’s Center in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on March 16, 2022. Oregon Gov. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed, File)