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Supreme Court Ensures, For Now, Broad Access to Abortion Pill

posted on April 25, 2023

Abbie VanSickle of The New York Times reports, “The Supreme Court said Friday evening that the abortion pill mifepristone would remain widely available for now, delaying the potential for an abrupt end to a drug that is used in more than half of abortions in the United States.” The Court’s decision blocked a district court judge’s ruling that the pill was wrongfully approved by the FDA, while the appeals process plays out. Justices Thomas and Alito were the only justices to publicly dissent from the order.

Read at The New York Times