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How abortion drug restrictions make it harder to treat other conditions

For more than 25 years, mifepristone has been approved for abortion in the U.S. Mifepristone and a similar drug have also been proven to treat conditions like uterine fibroids and endometriosis.

How abortion drug restrictions make it harder to treat other conditions

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For more than 25 years, mifepristone has been approved for abortion in the U.S.

Mifepristone and a similar drug have also been proven to treat conditions like uterine fibroids and endometriosis.

As anti-abortion groups lobby to further restrict these drugs, Special correspondent Sarah Varney and producer Rachel Wellford take a look at these treatments.

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For more than 25 years, mifepristone has been approved for abortion in the U.S. Mifepristone and a similar drug have also been proven to treat conditions like uterine fibroids and endometriosis. As anti-abortion groups lobby to further restrict these drugs, Special correspondent Sarah Varney and producer Rachel Wellford take a look at these treatments.

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