Blue states prepare for abortion access battle with pill stockpiling.

Democratic states are stockpiling abortion pills, including mifepristone and misoprostol, as the legal fight for access to the abortion drug mifepristone continues. The US Supreme Court temporarily blocked a lower court ruling that would have restricted the availability of mifepristone, but the case remains challenged by anti-abortion groups. Democratic governors of New York and California have announced plans to stockpile misoprostol, while Massachusetts has purchased approximately 15,000 doses of mifepristone. The legal battle for abortion access is far from over, with 13 states having banned abortion in the last nine months.