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Federal Court: Medication Abortions Can Proceed In Texas

A federal appeals court is allowing medication abortions to proceed in Texas despite an order suspending nonessential procedures.

In a win for abortion rights advocates, a federal appeals court says medication abortions can proceed in Texas.

Republican state officials are as part of an order prohibiting nonessential procedures during the coronavirus

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