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One of the pills used in a self-managed abortion, mifepristone, may soon be forced off the U.S. market. (Phil Walter / Getty Images)

BY CARRIE N. BAKER | U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), a long-time advocate for access to abortion pills who held the first congressional hearings on mifepristone in 1990, is calling on the Biden administration and the FDA to defy any ruling restricting abortion pills.

“There are moments in history where Americans and their leaders must look at circumstances like this one and say, ‘Enough.’ Not ‘let’s see how the appeals process plays out,’ or ‘Let’s hope Congress can fix this down the road.’ Just, ‘Enough.’”

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Democratic lawmakers take part in a demonstration on July 19, 2022, at an abortion rights rally outside the Supreme Court, less than one month after the Supreme Court reversed Roe v. Wade. (Oliver Contreras / For The Washington Post via Getty Images)

BY KAELEA LUCAS | A Texas case could soon force the FDA to revoke its approval of the abortion pill, mifepristone—a critical lifeline post-Roe and one of two drugs commonly used in a medication abortion, the procedure that currently accounts for more than half of all abortions in the country.

This abortion restriction would impact people of color the hardest. Why? Because abortion restrictions and bans are inherently racist. 

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Iranian women in front of the International Criminal Court at The Hague on Sept. 30, 2022, after the death of Mahsa Amini. (Romy Arroyo Fernandez / NurPhoto via Getty Images)

BY ATASH YAGHMAIAN | The Islamic Republic’s existence depends on controlling women because this is also how they control men. But for brave young people, the slogan ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ doesn’t represent three ideas, but rather one: Only in a world that truly respects women can liberty prevail.

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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ recent attempts to ban an Advanced Placement course in African American studies have us thinking about American fragility, and the drastic consequences of this censorship. Not to mention, what does this mean for our constitutional rights—matters like free speech, and the First Amendment? When the government infringes on our fundamental constitutional rights, how can we fight back?

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