A federal appeals court partially blocked a ruling that would end access to some abortion

pills.

Two of three judges voted to keep some FDA rules and throw out others.

How did they decide the way pharmacies can distribute them?

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Two of three judges on a federal appeals court are now the ones deciding how patients

can get an abortion drug.

The judges answered an appeal to keep it available.

As we have reported, a single federal judge decided the Food and Drug Administration improperly

authorized Mepapristone two decades ago.

Now a three-judge panel has made its own judgment.

All three judges blocked the ruling which means Mepapristone remains available but two of

three voted to uphold some restrictions on how it is distributed.

And Pierre's Sarah McCammon has been covering this and joins us now to explain what this

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