FILE - In this Friday, Nov. 20, 2020 file photo, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar speaks during a news conference in the briefing room at the White House in Washington. A federal judge in Maryland has denied the Trump administration's request to reinstate a rule that would require women to visit a hospital, clinic or medical office to obtain an abortion pill during the COVID-19 pandemic, noting that public health risks for patients only have grown worse. In March, dozens of anti-abortion advocates signed a letter to Azar in which they called for halting abortion procedures during the pandemic. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
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