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A new podcast follows the origins of Misoprostol from stomach ulcer to abortion pill

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to reporters Marta Martinez and Victoria Estrada about their series "The Network," which looks at the origin of Misoprostol, the pill used to induce abortions.

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Ayesha Rascoe is a White House correspondent for NPR. She is currently covering her third presidential administration. Rascoe's White House coverage has included a number of high profile foreign trips, including President Trump's 2019 summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Hanoi, Vietnam, and President Obama's final NATO summit in Warsaw, Poland in 2016. As a part of the White House team, she's also a regular on the NPR Politics Podcast.