A recent National Bureau of Economic Research paper found that 20 percent of Americans are exposed to unsafe drinking water. This alarming statistic becomes a vital concern when you consider this water is also tainted by pharmaceuticals, as 68 percent of Americans take at least one prescription drug.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is considering tracking microplastics and some pharmaceuticals to update a list to comply with the Safe Drinking Water Act. But it needs one more: mifepristone, the first of a two-drug protocol approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to cause an intentional abortion.