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What Next - The OB-GYN Behind the Fight to Ban Mifepristone

What Next | Daily News and Analysis

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News, Daily News, News Commentary

4.32.4K Ratings

🗓️ 26 June 2024

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

The Supreme Court’s unanimous decision to uphold access to mifepristone left the door open for another case to be brought to ban the abortion pill. This physician is eager for another chance. 


Guest: Dr. Christina Francis, CEO of the American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists (AAPLOG), associate scholar with the Charlotte Lozier Institute, a board member of Indiana Right to Life, physician member of the Abortion Pill Reversal Network. 



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0:00.0

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See in store for T's and C's. Earlier this month, the Supreme Court seemed to make a big decision about abortion, The abortion pill to be exact.

0:44.3

Breaking news out of the Supreme Court big implications for reproductive rights.

0:50.7

The justice is unanimous. A group of doctors were the plaintiffs here.

0:54.9

They argued that Miffa Pristone, the abortion pill,

0:58.1

was unsafe.

0:59.8

They were asking the court to make the drug a lot harder to get, taking away the option of

1:05.0

ordering it online or by phone. The implications are enormous.

1:10.3

Medications are now the most common way to end a pregnancy and some providers.

1:15.0

The Supreme Court said no way.

1:18.0

Conservatives and liberals actually joined forces to issue a 90 decision.

1:23.0

The unanimous decision was the court's first ruling

1:26.0

on an abortion-related case since the overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022. So let's bring in Dr. It's possible you heard about this ruling and thought,

1:35.0

it's possible you heard about this ruling and thought,

1:41.0

huh, that's a big loss for the anti-abortion folks here.

1:45.0

But if that's the case, you have not met Dr. Christina Francis.

1:50.0

I feel like I should say this at the top.

1:53.0

Dr. Francis, you and I are probably going to disagree in this conversation.

1:57.0

Sure, no problem.

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