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The 7

Friday, June 14, 2024

The 7

The Washington Post

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🗓️ 14 June 2024

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Friday briefing: Abortion pill ruling; IVF vote; Florida flooding; NBA Finals; Taylor Swift concert quakes; and more


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0:00.0

The Supreme Court refused to limit access to a key abortion pill.

0:08.0

That's where we're starting the seven from the Washington Post. I'm Hannah Jewel.

0:12.1

It's Friday, June 14th. Let's get you caught up with today's seven stories.

0:17.0

Justices yesterday rejected a challenge to the FDA's long-time approval of Miffipristone.

0:28.0

This pill is used in more than 60% of U.S. abortions, and has become a target of anti-abortion activists since the Supreme Court

0:36.3

overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022.

0:39.6

That's in part because it can be mailed into states that have limited or banned abortion.

0:44.6

Yesterday's ruling was unanimous, and it was a victory for abortion rights advocates.

0:49.6

But this may not be the end of the story from if a prison.

0:53.0

Access to the drug could now depend on who wins the presidential election in November.

0:57.8

If Donald Trump wins, his administration could still restrict it or take it off the market

1:02.1

entirely.

1:03.0

Meanwhile, President Biden has repeatedly pledged to safeguard access to abortion pills.

1:08.0

Vice President Kamala Harris spoke about the decision yesterday.

1:12.0

This is not a cause for celebration because the reality of certain things are still not going to change.

1:19.0

We are looking at the fact that two-thirds of women of reproductive age in America live in a

1:24.7

state with a Trump abortion ban. This ruling to protect access to IVF.

1:42.0

This bill would establish federal protections for in vitro fertilization.

1:46.3

This is a highly popular fertility treatment, but it's erupted as a big election issue.

1:51.7

An Alabama ruling earlier this year declared that frozen embryos were people.

1:56.2

That caused Alabama clinics to temporarily halt the treatment since embryos can be destroyed in the process of IVF.

2:03.0

Yesterday, the Senate voted not to advance the bill to protect access.

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