to make abortion access easier nationwide. the fda announced thursday that patients can now get the medication used to terminate early stage pregnancies by mail instead of having to go and get it in person. the abortion pills can be prescribed by telemedicine appointment and mailed to the patient s home. groups have studied the drugs since it became available more than 20 years ago. they have deemed it safe and effective, but the medication can only be mailed in states where it s permitted by law and op points have been prepare for example years. take a look. all of these states have bans or restrictions in place to limit access to medication abortion. many of them already ban telemedicine for abortion. plus a new law in texas that went into effect this month that bans abortion after seven weeks, before many women know they re pregnant and criminalize abortion pills through the mail.
sustainable as possible. reporter: back in the desert wilbert is willing to risk it all to stop any mining on this site. you re willing to if this project moves forward throw your bodies in between mining machinery to prevent it. sounds a bit extreme. do you mean that? our laws haven t caught up with the reality of what s happening to our planet. and so people might have to break the law in order to change what s happening. reporter: the mining company lithium americas faces legal challenges from groups who want to block the project. but the mining companies tell cnn that they hope to break ground here by early next year. erin? all right. thank you very much. incredible just to see that. and those temperatures there too. all of it. thanks so much to rene. and next, the war over abortion rights shifting tonight after a decision that could actually help women who want to end early stage pregnancies. you ll see. when you switch to mint now, you ll get three months of premium wir
tonight, a major decision on abortion. the food and drug administration permanently lifting a requirement that patients must pick up a pill in person to end early stage pregnancies. translation, women can now get that pill in the mail. it s a huge thing, and it was actually just a trial run during the pandemic. it is now permanent. the two-step abortion pill option has grown increasingly popular. about 60% of people chose that method within the first ten weeks of their pregnancy, and that is according to the latest data from 2017. but the right to these pills could be in jeopardy, thanks to cases before the supreme court that could reverse roe versus wade and the right to an abortion altogether. the high court is considering a mississippi law that goes right to the heart of that that could completely end the right to abortions. and of course the court is already effectively allowing texas s effective ban on abortions.
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