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South Dakota women cross borders to get mifepristone

The drug manufacturer GenBioPro received FDA approval for its generic version of the abortion pill mifepristone — the first dose in a widely-used, two-drug protocol — in 2019.
Sarah McCammon
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NPR
Mifepristone

This interview originally aired on In the Moment on SDPB Radio.

The medication mifepristone can be used to terminate a pregnancy that's fewer than 10 weeks along. Access to the drug has been a frequent target of legal challenges.

Stu Whitney returns to In the Moment to discuss his local reporting on mifepristone access and mail-order pills from outside South Dakota's borders.

Whitney is an investigative reporter for South Dakota News Watch.

Lori Walsh is the host and senior producer of In the Moment.
Ellen Koester is a producer of In the Moment, SDPB's daily news and culture broadcast.
Ari Jungemann is a producer of In the Moment, SDPB's daily news and culture broadcast.