Sen. Elizabeth Warren Investigates Abortion Access Amid State Restrictions - STAT News

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is initiating a new round of questioning on states’ restrictions to abortion rights as a dispute on medication abortion awaits a federal court decision. Warren, along with three other Democratic senators, sent letters to five major health care worker and pharmacy groups, questioning how the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to reverse national abortion rights has impacted health care access and providers’ treatment of patients.

The Impact of Roe v. Wade Overturn: This is not the first time Warren has directed questions at these organizations, which include the American Medical Association, Physicians for Reproductive Health, National Nurses United, the American Pharmacists Association, and the American Hospital Association. She previously asked how the overturn of Roe v. Wade affected women’s health care, with the groups warning about “diminished access” to pregnancy care and exacerbated health inequities due to abortion bans.

Concerns Over Medication Abortion: Warren’s concerns extend to access to the contested abortion pill mifepristone and the less effective abortion drug misoprostol. Amid nationwide confusion over the legality of abortion medication, patients and doctors have reported difficulty accessing these FDA-approved drugs.

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