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- The Supreme Court gave itself more time to consider whether to allow restrictions on abortion pill mifepristone to take effect.
- Justice Samuel Alito indicated the court will act by Friday night, but didn't explain why the court put off a more lasting decision.
- Legal challenges to mifepristone's FDA approval continue.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has temporarily extended access to an abortion pill until Friday while the justices consider whether to allow restrictions on mifepristone to take effect as a legal challenge to the medication's Food and Drug Administration approval continues.