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Weekend Insider: Suspicious Abortion Pills

Reporter Thanh Tan takes us to South Texas where the lack of womens health is forcing pregnant woman to cross the border for in search of alternatives.

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In south Texas, some women are relying on medication they can purchase over the counter in unregulated Mexican pharmacies for their birth control. They believe these pills — commonly used as an ulcer drug — will help them abort a pregnancy without ever having to set foot in a clinic.

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