Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion pill, while lawsuit plays out
Summary
The U.S. Supreme Court allowed women to keep accessing the abortion pill mifepristone by mail or at pharmacies while a legal case continues. This decision blocks a lower court’s order that would have required women to see a doctor in person and banned mailing the pill in some states.Key Facts
- Mifepristone is widely used for medication abortions and was approved by the FDA in 2000.
- The FDA stopped requiring in-person doctor visits for mifepristone five years ago.
- The Supreme Court granted an emergency request from the drug makers Danco Laboratories and GenBioPro.
- Two justices, Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, disagreed with the court’s decision.
- Louisiana sued to limit how mifepristone is prescribed, aiming to enforce its abortion ban.
- Anti-abortion groups have pressured the Trump administration to restrict mifepristone’s use.
- FDA Commissioner Marty Makary resigned after criticism from political allies of President Donald Trump.
- Medication abortions usually involve mifepristone followed by a second drug called misoprostol.
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