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The drug mifepristone is used to end pregnancy in combination with a second drug. Allen G. Breed / AP

North Carolina lawmakers appeal judge's decision blocking abortion-pill restrictions

Associated Press

North Carolina Republican legislative leaders are appealing portions of a federal judge's order this month that blocked several state laws that restrict how abortion pills can be dispensed.

FILE - Protesters on both sides of the issue hold signs as North Carolina House members debate, May 16, 2023, in Raleigh, N.C. On Monday, June 3, 2024, a federal judge permanently blocked some efforts in North Carolina to restrict how abortion pills can be dispensed, saying they are unlawfully in conflict with the authority of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. But she allowed other state laws to remain in effect, granting only a partial victory to a doctor who sued. (AP Photo/Chris Seward, File)

Politics & Government

Federal judge blocks some rules on abortion pills in North Carolina

Associated Press

A federal judge has permanently blocked some efforts in North Carolina to restrict how abortion pills can be dispensed.

Boxes of the drug mifepristone sit on a shelf at the West Alabama Women's Center in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on March 16, 2022. Lawsuits have been filed in West Virginia and North Carolina challenging the states' restrictions on the use of abortion pills. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed, File)

Health & Safety

New lawsuits target state restrictions on abortion pills

Supporters of abortion rights filed separate lawsuits Wednesday challenging two states' abortion pill restrictions, the opening salvo in what’s expected…