Alabama House Committee Approves Bill to Ban Abortion Pill

FILE – Abortion-inducing drug RU-486. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

An Alabama legislative committee has advanced legislation to outlaw the use of abortion pills to end unwanted pregnancies.

The House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday approved the bill that would make it a felony to prescribe, dispense or mail the medications such as RU-486 to induce an abortion.

The bill now moves to the full House of Representatives.

An estimated 40% of all abortions in the U.S. are now done through prescribed medication instead of  surgery.

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