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HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra tells CNN “we want the courts to overturn this reckless decision” so women can continue to have “access to a drug that’s proven itself safe.” hH did not rule out defying the order.

Some abortion rights advocates have little confidence the U.S. Supreme Court will side with abortion advocates on the abortion pill issue after the court last June struck down Roe v. Wade.

A federal judge in Texas stayed the FDA's approval of the drug mifepristone, while a federal judge in Washington state blocked any FDA change in access.

Gov. Gavin Newsom's declaration came after the company said it would not distribute abortion pills in some states. However, California is legally bound to continue doing business with Walgreens through the state’s massive Medicaid program.

Read the transcript from Wednesday's hearing before Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk in a federal case that could decide the future of access to a major abortion pill.

A new bill in the California Legislature would give legal protections to doctors who mail abortion pills to patients in other states.

If the case succeeds, it could have sweeping repercussions — for abortion providers and patients across the nation, as well as for the FDA's drug-approval process.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said that the state would halt business with Walgreens after the pharmacy giant agreed to stop distributing mifepristone in some red states amid legal pressure.

The drugstore chain’s announcement that access to mifepristone may not expand as broadly as federal regulators intended when they finalized a rule change allowing more pharmacies to provide the pill. Here’s a closer look at the issue.

The suit comes as a federal judge in another case is considering whether to overturn FDA approval of the same drug, mifepristone.