New York joined other Democratic-led states on Tuesday in stockpiling abortion pills in response to a Texas court ruling that could limit access to the widely used drug.

Under the direction of the governor, the state Department of Health will begin purchasing 150,000 doses of misoprostol, one of two commonly used abortion-inducing drugs, New York Gov.

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announced Kathy Hochul.

This is not just an attack on abortion, this is an attack on democracy, the Democratic governor said, adding that she would not allow one extremist judge to turn back the clock on reproductive care.

New Yorkers will continue to have access to abortion medication regardless,” she said. If the drug is taken off the market, Hochul said the state will provide $20 million to providers to bolster access to other methods of care.

California stockpiles misoprostol misoprostol after court ruling in Texas

Hochul is the latest Democratic governor to announce the stockpiling of abortion drugs after two federal judges delivered conflicting rulings on Friday that may have

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the availability of mifepristone, a drug that, when used in combination with misoprostol, is considered the most effective drug regimen to terminate a pregnancy.

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Letitia James and a coalition of attorneys general challenged the Texas district court judge’s decision, which ordered mifepristone to be withdrawn from federal approval, by filing an amicus brief in the US.

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Court of Appeal

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on Monday. In it, James and others urged the court to stop the ruling, which a statement from James’s office said, if allowed, would dramatically reduce access to safe abortion care.

The U.S. Justice Department appealed the ruling on Monday.

Massachusetts, California and Washington state are among the other states that stockpiled the drugs.