Childbirth is far more dangerous for women than the abortion pill, American Medical Association tells the Texas judge weighing mifepristone ban

• The American Medical Association is urging a Texas judge to reject an effort to ban mifepristone.
• Abortion opponents claim the FDA-approved drug is dangerous.
• But the AMA says opponents are distorting science, noting the pill's safety "has been evident for decades."

Anti-abortion activists who are urging a conservative Texas judge to ban an FDA-approved abortion pill over purported health concerns are misrepresenting the science, lawyers for the American Medical Association argued this week.