Twenty state leaders formed a coalition aimed at safeguarding abortion rights amid increasing divisions between states over the issue.
Justin Sullivan / Getty Images fileTwenty Democratic governors on Tuesday formed an alliance to defend abortion access after the Supreme Court's June ruling overturning the right to the procedure gave states broad regulatory authority over the issue.
“In the face of this unprecedented assault by states hostile to abortion rights and their enablers in the courts, we are pledging to work together to strengthen abortion firewalls across America," the governors said in a joint statement."This fight isn’t over." Ahead of the ruling, state leaders have taken sides. Earlier this month, a coalition of Democratic attorneys general filed a brief arguing that rescinding the FDA's approval of mifepristone would have"devastating consequences" for women across the country. The same day, a group of Republican attorneys general filed a brief claiming the FDA's initial approval of abortion pills was"deeply flawed.
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