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Hi, and welcome to Your Health Quickly, a scientific American podcast series.

On this show, we highlight the latest vital health news, discoveries that affect your body and your mind.

Every episode, we dive into one topic. We discuss diseases, treatments, and some controversies.

And we demystify the medical research in ways you can use to stay healthy.

I'm Tanya Lewis. I'm Josh Fishman. We're Scientific American's senior health editors.

On the show today, we're talking about an obscure 19th century obscenity law. It's given rise

to the recent court rulings that attempt to restrict access to the abortion pill Mephapristone.

April was a busy month for the fight to roll back reproductive rights.

First, a judge in Texas issued a ruling that would have removed the abortion pill Mephiphystone from the market.

It's used in more than half of abortions in the U.S., and it's also used for miscarriage treatment.

The Supreme Court has blocked the ruling for now.

Miffipristone, known as the abortion pill, gets a temporary lifeline from the U.S. Supreme Court.

Justices need more time to weigh in on whether the drug should remain widely available

or rollback to restrictions placed on Mipipristone when it was approved more than 20 years ago.

In the district court case, Trump appointed Judge Matthew Kazmirik ruled in favor of anti-abortion

activists and doctors, who argued that the Food and Drug Administration did not

adequately address the safety risks when it approved the drug more than 20 years ago.

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