Dueling Lawsuits Over Abortion Pills Could Send Issue Back to Supreme Court

If the judge rules in favor of an anti-abortion group, the drug could effectively be banned nationwide.

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Bottles of the drug misoprostol on a table at the West Alabama Women's Center at Tuscaloosa, Alabama. AP/Allen G. Breed

With a decision expected any day in a Texas lawsuit that could have dramatic nationwide effects on abortion access, a group of states has filed a countersuit against the FDA that could send the issue back to the Supreme Court.

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