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Court temporarily blocks nationwide access to abortion pills prescribed through telehealth

A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked a policy allowing medical professionals to prescribe abortion pills through telehealth. If upheld, the injunction could upend how abortions are provided in the United States, ending access to abortion for people in states with bans

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Court temporarily blocks nationwide access to abortion pills prescribed through telehealthA federal appeals court has temporarily blocked a policy allowing medical professionals to prescribe abortion pills through telehealth. If upheld, the injunction could upend how abortions are provided in the United States, ending access to abortion for people in states with bans
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