Massachusetts is taking steps to ensure continued access to mifepristone, a common abortion medication following a ruling from a federal judge in Texas, which aims to block access to the drug. The Justice Department has appealed this order.

Earlier this week, Gov. Maura Healey announced that the University of Massachusetts Amherst has secured roughly 15,000 doses of the drug, at the request of the governor, to create stockpiles of the drug in state. The governor also issued an executive order confirming that providers are protected under state law to stock and use the drug.

WBUR reporter Martha Bebinger joins The Common for more on how Massachusetts is working to guarantee access to mifepristone in future.

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