Sen. Bill Cassidy says reaction to mifepristone dispute is 'totally alarmist' and insists abortion remains a state's rights issue – even as GOP colleagues call for nationwide limits

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Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana.
Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana.

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A huge win in Wisconsin shows Dems how fiercely defending abortion rights can kneecap the GOP in 2024

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Abortion rights demonstrators in Washington, DC.

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Ron DeSantis knows his 6-week abortion ban could come back to haunt him — that's why he's doing it under the radar

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis when he was a member of the US House of Representatives.

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Trump is privately warning religious leaders that Republicans risk 'losing big' over abortion stance, report says

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Donald Trump
Former US President Donald Trump.

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DeSantis quietly signs 6-week abortion ban law without ceremony after contentious state house debate

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the Heartbeat Protection Act into law on April 13, 2023, in a private ceremony.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the Heartbeat Protection Act into law on April 13, 2023, in a private ceremony.

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A wide majority of Americans back abortion pills, including 71% of young women. The issue could destroy GOP election chances for a generation.

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Boxes of Mifepristone
Boxes of Mifepristone, an aboriton medication

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Texas GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales dodges questions on mifepristone ruling: 'Women have a whole lot of other issues than just abortion'

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Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX).
Congressman Tony Gonzales of Texas.

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Access to mifepristone is in legal limbo, but the abortion drug has wide support in recent polling. The issue could haunt the GOP in 2024.

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Mifepristone (Mifeprex) and Misoprostol, the two drugs used in a medication abortion, are seen at the Women's Reproductive Clinic, which provides legal medication abortion services, in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, on June 17, 2022. Mifepristone is taken first to stop the pregnancy, followed by Misoprostol to induce bleeding.

Who is Matthew Kacsmaryk, the Trump-appointed Texas judge who could ban abortion pills?

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Matthew Kacsmaryk at the Senate Judiciary Committee's nomination hearing on December 13, 2017.

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Texas judge's ruling suspends FDA approval of abortion pill mifepristone, jeopardizing availability nationwide

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Boxes of the drug mifepristone line a shelf at the West Alabama Women's Center in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Mifepristone is frequently used in combination with misoprostol to end pregnancies.

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