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Tennessee governor signs bill criminalizing mail-order abortion pill

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has signed a bill that ups the criminal penalties for the distribution of abortion medications. The bill bans the distribution of abortion medication unless the pill is prescribed in person by a physician.

Here & Now‘s Scott Tong speaks with WPLN’s Blake Farmer.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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