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MS drug trial results often go unreported; how the FDA is grappling with dueling abortion pill decisions

April 11, 2023
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A staffer at a reproductive health clinic prepares a dose of mifepristone. Two conflicting federal court rulings have thrown the pill's fate into question.
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By Cartier Esham and John Murphy



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