By — Sarah Varney Sarah Varney By — Rachel Wellford Rachel Wellford Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/how-abortion-drug-restrictions-make-it-harder-to-treat-other-conditions Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio For more than 25 years, mifepristone has been approved for abortion in the U.S. But mifepristone and a similar drug have also been proven to treat conditions like uterine fibroids and endometriosis. As anti-abortion groups lobby to further restrict these drugs, Special correspondent Sarah Varney and producer Rachel Wellford take a look at these treatments. It's for our series, Beyond Abortion. Listen to this Segment By — Sarah Varney Sarah Varney By — Rachel Wellford Rachel Wellford Rachel Wellford is a general assignment producer for PBS NewsHour. @rachelwellford