Mifepristone, drug Republicans want to ban because it ends pregnancies, has anti-aging effects

Hell, Republicans are talking about checking the pregnancy status of people leaving the state and prosecuting them if they return not-pregnant. (And that’s before we get into ubiquitous medical surveillance - via period trackers, smart watches, etc. - being used to prosecute anyone whose pregnancy ends, in or out of state. Prosecuting miscarriages is a hallmark of countries that outlaw abortion after all.)

And really, even if people can leave the state (or get drugs shipped to them), it only helps for those who do not want to be pregnant. The dangers remain for those who want to get pregnant, but whose pregnancies are now extremely dangerous because they’re living in an abortion-banning state. (Which has also increased infant mortality rates in those states, too.)

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