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Demonstrators rally in support of abortion rights at the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on Saturday. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Friday

The third episode in season four of the HBO hit 'Succession' has the dysfunctional Roys dealing with grief and death. HBO hide caption

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Packages of Mifepfex, the brand-name version of mifepristone, seen at a family planning clinic in Rockville, Md. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption

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Here's what really happened during the abortion drug's approval 24 years ago

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A patient prepares to take mifepristone during a visit to an abortion provider in Kansas City, Kan., in October. A federal judge's preliminary injunction invalidating the FDA's approval of the common abortion medication could have far-reaching effects if it's allowed to stand. Charlie Riedel/AP hide caption

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The pharmaceutical industry urges courts to preserve access to abortion pill

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A group activists gathered outside the Tallahassee City Hall building to protest SB 300, which would place a ban on abortions after six weeks, Monday, April 3, 2023, in Tallahassee, Fla. Alicia Devine/AP hide caption

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Monday

Text messages included as exhibits in Marcus Silva's lawsuit may offer clues about when they were captured. from a lawsuit filed in Galveston County, Texas hide caption

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from a lawsuit filed in Galveston County, Texas

Documents in abortion pill lawsuit raise questions about ex-husband's claims

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Friday

Wellspring Health Access clinic was set to open in June 2022 in Casper, Wyo., when it was damaged by arson in late May, 2022. If it opens this year, the women's health and abortion clinic would be the only one of its kind in the state. Mead Gruver/AP hide caption

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Tuesday

Wednesday

The Madison, Wis., office of Wisconsin Family Action was firebombed and vandalized on in May 2022. Nearly a year later, federal authorities say they tracked down a suspect with the help of DNA from a half-eaten burrito. Alex Shur/AP hide caption

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Saturday

Friday

The J. Marvin Jones Federal Building and Mary Lou Robinson United States Courthouse in Amarillo, Texas, where U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk will decide on a lawsuit over the abortion drug mifepristone. Justin Rex/AP hide caption

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Thursday

Pro-abortion rights signs are seen during the March for Life 2016 in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, on Jan. 22, 2016. The North Dakota Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a state abortion ban will remain blocked while a lawsuit over its constitutionality proceeds. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption

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Saturday

Saturday

A Walgreens pharmacy is pictured on Jan. 5 in New York City. Walgreens says it won't sell mifepristone in states where Republican attorneys general threatened legal action. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images hide caption

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