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68% Favor Safety; Father Arrested for Abortion-Pill Poisoning

6/25/2026

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A YouGov poll for Americans United for Life found 68% of U.S. adults prioritize safety over access to mifepristone.
Only 40% think shipping the abortion pill across state lines should be legal.
In Louisiana, a father allegedly poisoned his pregnant 17-year-old daughter with abortion pills, leading to an emergency C-section and his arrest.
The FDA removed the in-person dispensing rule in 2021, allowing permanent mail-order distribution of mifepristone.

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Story summary

A YouGov poll for Americans United for Life found 68% of U.S. adults prioritize safety over access to mifepristone.
Only 40% think shipping the abortion pill across state lines should be legal.
In Louisiana, a father allegedly poisoned his pregnant 17-year-old daughter with abortion pills, leading to an emergency C-section and his arrest.
The FDA removed the in-person dispensing rule in 2021, allowing permanent mail-order distribution of mifepristone.