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  "id": 2563944,
  "title": "Trump’s new attorney general poses a huge threat to abortion rights | Moira Donegan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/trumps-new-attorney-general-poses-a-huge-threat-to-abortion-rights-2563944",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-22T11:00:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/22/trump-attorney-general-todd-blanche-abortion-rights"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The abortion pill, mifepristone, has revolutionized pregnancy termination with its safety, effectiveness, and affordability. Post-Dobbs, it's widely accessible, even for those in states with abortion bans, shipped directly to homes across the country. Since Roe's overturn, no return to the dangerous era of unsafe, high-risk illegal abortions has occurred, thanks to the effectiveness of this life-saving drug. However, the Trump administration, led by Todd Blanche, a staunch anti-abortion advocate who recently became attorney general, is determined to eliminate it.",
  "summary": "A call revealing Todd Blanche’s plans to crack down on mifepristone lays bare the danger The abortion pill is a miracle. Mifepristone, then called RU-486, was synthesized by a French lab in the 1980s; in combination with misoprostol, commonly used as ulcer medication, it cuts off the body’s supply of progesterone, halts the development of a pregnancy, and incites contractions, which empty the…",
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        "title": "Trump’s new attorney general poses a huge threat to abortion rights | Moira Donegan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/trumps-new-attorney-general-poses-a-huge-threat-to-abortion-rights",
        "published": "2026-08-22T11:00:02.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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