Biden administration will ask Supreme Court to preserve full access to abortion pills
1 year, 8 months ago

Biden administration will ask Supreme Court to preserve full access to abortion pills

LA Times  

Gen. Merrick Garland says the justices will be asked to preserve full and easy access to mifepristone, one of the medications in the most-used method of ending early pregnancies. Gen. Merrick Garland said Thursday that the Biden administration will ask the Supreme Court to preserve full and easy access to the abortion medication that has become the most-used method of ending early pregnancies. He was responding to a 2-1 ruling by a conservative appeals court that would forbid sending the abortion pills through the mail and restrict their use to the first seven weeks of pregnancy. “We will be seeking emergency relief from the Supreme Court to defend the FDA’s scientific judgment and protect Americans’ access to safe and effective reproductive care,” he said in a statement. Ready access to abortion medication has become more important for millions due to last year’s Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe vs. Wade, ending federal protection of abortion rights.

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Abortion opponents shift focus to pills with lawsuits, proposed laws and possible federal action
1 day, 13 hours ago

Abortion opponents shift focus to pills with lawsuits, proposed laws and possible federal action

Associated Press  

Opponents of abortion are increasingly focusing on restricting access to pills, which are the most common way to end a pregnancy in the U.S. This month, the Texas attorney general’s office filed a lawsuit against a New York doctor, saying she violated Texas law by prescribing abortion pills to a patient there via telemedicine. A survey conducted for the Society …

California Rolls Out More Abortion Protections Ahead Of Trump's Return
3 weeks ago

California Rolls Out More Abortion Protections Ahead Of Trump's Return

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING In anticipation of more hostility toward abortion under President-elect Donald Trump’s administration, California lawmakers announced two new pieces of legislation Monday aimed at protecting medication abortion and punishing local governments that interfere with access to reproductive health care. California Attorney General Rob Bonta speaks at a news conference in front of the Golden Gate Bridge in San …

Anti-abortion advocates press Trump for more restrictions as abortion pill sales spike
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Anti-abortion advocates press Trump for more restrictions as abortion pill sales spike

New Indian Express  

Trump unlikely to require emergency abortions from hospitals The Trump administration is expected to pull back Biden's controversial directive that requires emergency rooms to provide abortions when necessary to stabilize a woman's health or life. The Biden administration had argued that the decades-old federal law, which requires hospitals to provide stabilizing treatment for patients in exchange for Medicare funding, also …

Anti-abortion advocates press Trump for more restrictions as abortion pill sales spike
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Anti-abortion advocates press Trump for more restrictions as abortion pill sales spike

LA Times  

Anti-abortion activists say there is still work to be done to further restrict access to abortion when President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House next year. They point to the federal guidance that the administration of President Biden released around emergency abortions, requiring that hospitals provide them for women whose health or life is at risk, and its easing …

Commentary: A second Trump administration could make abortion restrictions even worse
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Commentary: A second Trump administration could make abortion restrictions even worse

LA Times  

Mitzi Rivas, left, hugs her daughter Maya Iribarren during an abortion-rights protest at City Hall in San Francisco following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade in June 2022. Since the Supreme Court’s 2022 ruling returning the decision on abortion to the states, nearly half enacted abortion bans, some of which have prevented women from getting emergency abortions …

Column: A reminder that the GOP used to be the pro-abortion party, and Democrats the anti party
2 months ago

Column: A reminder that the GOP used to be the pro-abortion party, and Democrats the anti party

LA Times  

Vice President Kamala Harris speaking to promote women’s reproductive rights in San Jose in January, before she became the Democratic nominee for president and made those rights a centerpiece of her campaign. Here are the landmarks: In the decades prior to Roe vs. Wade, abortion was broadly illegal in the U.S. Women seeking abortions for their physical and psychological health …

Why Record Numbers of People Who Aren’t Pregnant Are Ordering Abortion Medication
2 months ago

Why Record Numbers of People Who Aren’t Pregnant Are Ordering Abortion Medication

Slate  

Since the fall of Roe v. Wade in 2022, a growing number of people in the United States are buying abortion pills and keeping them on hand just in case they need them in the future. Some states have been removing the “known pregnancy” requirements since Dobbs, potentially making it easier to prosecute advance provision, missed period pills, and other …

Republicans Just Renewed Their Attack On Abortion Pills
2 months, 1 week ago

Republicans Just Renewed Their Attack On Abortion Pills

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Republicans renewed their nationwide attack on abortion pills in a complaint filed last Friday against the Food and Drug Administration. The state attorneys general, as well as previous plaintiffs, seek to significantly roll back access to mifepristone, one of the two drugs that’s been widely and safely used in medication abortion since the FDA first approved it …

Supreme Court declines Biden administration appeal in Texas emergency abortion case
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court declines Biden administration appeal in Texas emergency abortion case

LA Times  

The Supreme Court let stand a lower court order that said hospitals cannot be required to provide pregnancy terminations if they would break Texas law. The Supreme Court on Monday let stand a decision barring emergency abortions that violate the law in Texas, which has one of the country’s strictest abortion bans. The justices did not detail their reasoning for …

Kamala Harris gives abortion rights advocates the debate answer they've longed for in Philadelphia
3 months, 1 week ago

Kamala Harris gives abortion rights advocates the debate answer they've longed for in Philadelphia

New Indian Express  

WASHINGTON: When President Joe Biden gave bumbling remarks about abortion on the debate stage this summer, it was widely viewed as a missed opportunity — a failure, even — on a powerful and motivating issue for Democrats at the ballot box. The difference was stark, then, on Tuesday night, when Vice President Kamala Harris gave a forceful defense of abortion …

Abortion quickly emerges as a flashpoint between Harris and Trump
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Abortion quickly emerges as a flashpoint between Harris and Trump

LA Times  

Abortion quickly emerged as a flashpoint in the first presidential debate between former President Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, the Republican falsely arguing that Democrats support killing babies after birth and the Democrat saying Trump can’t be trusted because of his dizzying statements on the matter. “It’s an execution,” Trump said, claiming that Harris, running mate Tim Walz and …

Alaska law saying only doctors can provide abortions is unconstitutional, judge rules
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Alaska law saying only doctors can provide abortions is unconstitutional, judge rules

Associated Press  

JUNEAU, Alaska — An Alaska judge struck down Wednesday a decades-old state law that restricted who could perform abortions in the state. Alaska Superior Court Judge Josie Garton in 2021 granted the group’s request to allow advanced practice clinicians to provide medication abortion pending her decision in the underlying case. Planned Parenthood in its lawsuit argued there was no medical …

Supreme Court sides with Biden administration in dispute over Oklahoma abortion referrals
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court sides with Biden administration in dispute over Oklahoma abortion referrals

LA Times  

Antiabortion activists surround a man wearing a Planned Parenthood shirt during their rally in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on May 3, 2022. The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an abortion-related appeal from Oklahoma, ruling the Biden administration could cut off funding for family planning programs that do not offer pregnant patients “factual information” on all of their options, …

‘It’s not a pro-life position’: Anger after Trump says no to Comstock
4 months ago

‘It’s not a pro-life position’: Anger after Trump says no to Comstock

Politico  

“It is not a pro-life position, it’s not an acceptable position, and it does not provide the contrast on this issue to the degree that we have had in the past between him and Kamala Harris,” said Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council. And in 2023, Trump’s running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance, joined dozens of members of …

Abortions up in US despite state bans, driven by telehealth services
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Abortions up in US despite state bans, driven by telehealth services

Firstpost  

A new study by the Society of Family Planning shows that the number of abortions in the US has increased since the Supreme Court allowed states to impose strict bans on the procedure. The rise is largely attributed to greater access to abortion pills through telehealth services, with significant increases noted in Democratic-led states and declines in states with strict …

Editorial: Don’t be fooled by Trump’s and Republicans’ abortion myths
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Editorial: Don’t be fooled by Trump’s and Republicans’ abortion myths

LA Times  

Community members gather to protest the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe vs. Wade and Kentucky’s trigger law to ban abortion at Circus Square Park in Bowling Green, Ky., in June 2022. In California, abortion is legal up to the point of the fetus’ viability to survive outside the uterus, which is around 24-25 weeks — or later if the …

Harris, who is Biden's voice on abortion rights, is likely to raise the volume
5 months ago

Harris, who is Biden's voice on abortion rights, is likely to raise the volume

NPR  

Harris, who is Biden's voice on abortion rights, is likely to raise the volume toggle caption Peter Zay/Anadolu via Getty Images For more on Biden's decision and the now open 2024 race, head to the NPR Network's live updates page. Sponsor Message While Biden sought to keep abortion center stage in his reelection bid, abortion advocates had harbored doubts that …

Biden keeps promising to restore abortion rights. Critics question why he hasn't done it already
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden keeps promising to restore abortion rights. Critics question why he hasn't done it already

Salon  

Last month’s debate between current President Joe Biden and and former President Donald Trump promised to make abortion a key issue, but many people were left disappointed by how little focus was given to reproductive rights. It’s not the first time Biden has said he would “restore” Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court case that enshrined the right to …

In wake of Supreme Court ruling, Biden administration tells doctors to provide emergency abortions
5 months, 3 weeks ago

In wake of Supreme Court ruling, Biden administration tells doctors to provide emergency abortions

LA Times  

At Sacred Heart Emergency Center in Houston and other urgent care facilities, doctors are being told in letters from the Biden administration that they must perform emergency abortions when necessary to save a pregnant woman’s health. The Biden administration told emergency room doctors they must perform emergency abortions when necessary to save a pregnant woman’s health, following last week’s Supreme …

Amy Coney Barrett Signaled Something Very Scary About Where Abortion Bans Will Go Next
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Amy Coney Barrett Signaled Something Very Scary About Where Abortion Bans Will Go Next

Slate  

This is part of Opinionpalooza, Slate’s coverage of the major decisions from the Supreme Court this June. And on rare occasions that means providing an abortion.” Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson voiced the concerns of a growing number of Americans who support abortion access in cases of threats to life or health, expressing alarm for the “pregnant people experiencing emergency medical …

Opinion: If you were relieved by the Supreme Court’s abortion rulings this term, think again
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Opinion: If you were relieved by the Supreme Court’s abortion rulings this term, think again

LA Times  

Demonstrators gather outside the Supreme Court on Friday after the justices kicked the can down the road on whether federal law guaranteeing emergency medical care trumps state abortion bans. Emergency access to abortion has been a flashpoint in the chaotic aftermath of the Supreme Court’s overturning of the right to terminate a pregnancy in Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health Organization …

Faced with the opportunity to hit Trump on abortion rights, Biden falters
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Faced with the opportunity to hit Trump on abortion rights, Biden falters

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden had plenty of opportunity during the presidential debate to lay out a clear vision regarding abortion rights in the face of growing restrictions and worsening medical care for women since the fall of Roe v. Wade, something his campaign sees as a major motivator for voters. “Look, no one who cares about abortion access felt …

Biden confronts Trump on abortion: 'It's been a terrible thing what you've done'
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Biden confronts Trump on abortion: 'It's been a terrible thing what you've done'

Raw Story  

President Joe Biden clashed with former President Donald Trump over the end of federal abortion rights. "You take credit for the decision to overturn Roe v.Wade, which returned the issue of abortion to the states," Bash said. "Everybody wanted to get it back to the states, everybody, without exception, Democrats, Republicans, liberals, conservatives, everybody wanted it back, religious leaders," Trump …

Editorial: Supreme Court squandered a chance to protect medically necessary abortions
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Editorial: Supreme Court squandered a chance to protect medically necessary abortions

LA Times  

A group of doctors join abortion rights supporters at a rally outside the Supreme Court on April 24. The Supreme Court on Thursday put back in place an injunction from a lower court that blocks a draconian portion of Idaho’s abortion ban which only allows emergency abortions to prevent a pregnant person’s death. Ideally, the court would have ruled that …

Sam Alito Isn’t a Doctor, but He’s Playing One at the Supreme Court
54 years, 11 months ago

Sam Alito Isn’t a Doctor, but He’s Playing One at the Supreme Court

Slate  

Much will be written about the impact of Moyle v. United States, the decision leaked on Wednesday and officially released on Thursday. Throughout his dissent Alito uses inflammatory language like “abortion on demand” to describe circumstances where patients and their providers may jointly decide to terminate a pregnancy in the course of emergency medical care. Alito goes on to say, …

Supreme Court stops short of saying doctors must save women's lives and health
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court stops short of saying doctors must save women's lives and health

Raw Story  

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on the most recent abortion case mandating that doctors provide life-saving abortions if a pregnant woman is dying and in the event her health is in jeopardy. "An Idaho law prohibits abortions unless necessary to prevent a pregnant woman's death; the law makes no exception for abortions necessary to prevent grave harms to the woman's …

The Supreme Court allows emergency abortions in Idaho for now in a limited ruling
5 months, 3 weeks ago

The Supreme Court allows emergency abortions in Idaho for now in a limited ruling

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court cleared the way Thursday for Idaho hospitals to provide emergency abortions, for now, in a procedural order that left key questions unanswered and could mean the issue ends up before the conservative-majority court again soon. The Supreme Court took up the Idaho case after the Biden administration sued to allow abortions in emergency cases where …

Supreme Court rejects Idaho’s appeal — for now — to ban abortions in medical emergencies
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court rejects Idaho’s appeal — for now — to ban abortions in medical emergencies

LA Times  

A group of doctors join abortion rights supporters at a rally outside the Supreme Court on April 24 in Washington. The Supreme Court retreated Thursday from ruling on Idaho’s near total ban on abortions, leaving in place a judge’s order that for now allows doctors to perform abortions when necessary in medical emergencies. The justices in an unsigned order said …

During debate, Trump and Biden make clear where they stand on abortion
5 months, 3 weeks ago

During debate, Trump and Biden make clear where they stand on abortion

LA Times  

Demonstrators in Los Angeles in 2022 protest the Supreme Court’s decision striking down Roe vs. Wade. “The Supreme Court just approved the abortion pill, and I agree with their decision to have done that, and I will not block it,” Trump responded, referring to the recent Supreme Court decision that dismissed a conservative Christian group’s claim that the abortion medication …

Supreme Court dismisses Idaho abortion challenge, allowing doctors to perform emergency abortions
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court dismisses Idaho abortion challenge, allowing doctors to perform emergency abortions

Salon  

On Thursday, The Supreme Court ruled that doctors are allowed to provide emergency abortions to stabilize a patient’s health and life, meaning Idaho’s near-total abortion ban does not take precedence over a federal law known as the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act The 6-3 opinion included three dissenting Justices Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch and Clarence Thomas, while three of …

Another major Supreme Court abortion ruling mistakenly posted online: report
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Another major Supreme Court abortion ruling mistakenly posted online: report

Raw Story  

A Supreme Court opinion mistakenly posted Wednesday showed the justices are poised to allow abortions in medical emergencies in Idaho. The leaked decision shows the justices plan to reinstate a lower court ruling that said Idaho hospitals could continue performing emergency abortions to protect mothers. “The Court’s opinion in Moyle v. United States and Idaho v. United States will be …

Two years post-Roe, abortion center stage at Biden-Trump debate
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Two years post-Roe, abortion center stage at Biden-Trump debate

Raw Story  

Two years after the US Supreme Court stripped constitutional protections for abortion, the explosive issue will feature prominently in Thursday's debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump -- with the Republican under pressure not to alienate voters. On June 24, 2022, the high court -- with a super-conservative majority built under Trump's presidency -- overturned the historic ruling in Roe …

It’s been two years since Roe v Wade was overturned. Here’s how far we’ve gone back
5 months, 4 weeks ago

It’s been two years since Roe v Wade was overturned. Here’s how far we’ve gone back

The Independent  

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Where Trump and Biden Stand on the Issues, From Abortion to Immigration
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Where Trump and Biden Stand on the Issues, From Abortion to Immigration

New York Times  

Roe v. Wade and its successor, Planned Parenthood v. Casey, affirmed a constitutional right to abortion until the fetus can survive outside the womb. Mr. Biden wants to enshrine that right in federal law now that the Supreme Court has overturned it. “Give me a Democratic House of Representatives and a bigger Democratic Senate, and we will pass a new …

On the anniversary of the fall of Roe, Democrats lay the blame for worsening health care on Trump
6 months ago

On the anniversary of the fall of Roe, Democrats lay the blame for worsening health care on Trump

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris is using the second anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade to argue that Donald Trump is “guilty” of rolling back women’s freedoms and setting off a nationwide health care crisis. Harris said Monday that Trump “intended” for his three Supreme Court picks to overturn Roe. “Trump has not denied, much …

The Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. Here’s the state of abortion rights now in the US
6 months ago

The Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. Here’s the state of abortion rights now in the US

Associated Press  

Judges, state lawmakers and voters are deciding the future of abortion in the U.S. two years after the Supreme Court jolted the legal status quo with a ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade. Limited abortion access prompts more out-of-state travel Bans in Republican-led states have prompted many people seeking abortions to travel to get care. The U.S. Supreme Court this …

The Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade in 2022. Here’s the state of abortion rights in the U.S.
6 months ago

The Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade in 2022. Here’s the state of abortion rights in the U.S.

LA Times  

People march through downtown Amarillo, Texas, last year to protest a lawsuit that aimed to ban the abortion drug mifepristone. Judges, state lawmakers and voters are deciding the future of abortion in the U.S. two years after the Supreme Court jolted the legal status quo with a ruling that overturned Roe vs. Wade. Limited abortion access prompts more out-of-state travel …

2 years late how the Dobbs Supreme Court decision changed abortion access
6 months ago

2 years late how the Dobbs Supreme Court decision changed abortion access

NPR  

2 years late how the Dobbs Supreme Court decision changed abortion access Two years after the Supreme Court removed federal abortion protections, the number of abortions is up as telehealth is on the rise and reproductive rights are on the ballot in November. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: We have an update now on the fight over abortion two years to the …

The Supreme Court’s ruling on mifepristone isn’t the last word on the abortion pill
6 months, 1 week ago

The Supreme Court’s ruling on mifepristone isn’t the last word on the abortion pill

Associated Press  

The Supreme Court ‘s ruling on technical grounds Thursday keeps the abortion pill mifepristone available in the U.S. for now, but it won’t be the last word on the issue, and the unanimous opinion offers some clues for how abortion opponents can keep trying to deny it to women nationwide. “The decision is good that the doctors don’t have standing,” …

Biden, Meloni meet on sidelines of G7 summit but one notable matter wasn’t on the table: abortion
6 months, 1 week ago

Biden, Meloni meet on sidelines of G7 summit but one notable matter wasn’t on the table: abortion

Associated Press  

BORGO EGNAZIA, Italy — President Joe Biden and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni had a lot to talk about Friday when they met on the sidelines of the Group of Seven summit, but one notable matter wasn’t on the table: abortion, an issue that emerged as an unexpected friction point among the democracies gathered in Italy. The final statement, released …

US Supreme Court maintains access to the abortion pill mifepristone
6 months, 1 week ago

US Supreme Court maintains access to the abortion pill mifepristone

Hindustan Times  

The United States Supreme Court has rejected a bid to restrict access to a medication used in abortions, thereby ending abortion opponents' attempts to limit access to the operation, reported Al Jazeera. The US Supreme Court preserved full access to a widely used abortion pill in a case that carried major stakes for reproductive rights and election-year politics. In 2022, …

Activists Are Still Worried After the Supreme Court’s Abortion Pill Ruling
6 months, 1 week ago

Activists Are Still Worried After the Supreme Court’s Abortion Pill Ruling

Bloomberg  

Hi, it’s Fiona and Ella in New York. On Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled on the first major case on reproductive rights since it overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. On Thursday, the Supreme Court preserved broad access to the abortion pill. Anti-abortion groups — represented by Alliance Defending Freedom, a Christian legal group that helped drive the effort to …

US Supreme Court unanimously rejects bid to restrict abortion pill access
6 months, 1 week ago

US Supreme Court unanimously rejects bid to restrict abortion pill access

ABC  

In short: The US Supreme Court has rejected a bid to limit access to a common abortion pill. The US Supreme Court has rejected a bid by an anti-abortion group that included doctors to restrict access to the abortion pill. The justices ruled that abortion opponents lacked the legal right to sue over the federal Food and Drug Administration's approval …

Takeaways from Supreme Court ruling: Abortion pill still available but opponents say fight not over
6 months, 1 week ago

Takeaways from Supreme Court ruling: Abortion pill still available but opponents say fight not over

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court unanimously upheld access to a drug used in the majority of U.S. abortions on Thursday, though abortion opponents say the ruling won’t be the last word in the fight over mifepristone. The court found that the abortion opponents couldn’t sue because they weren’t actually injured by the medication, in part because federal laws protect doctors …

The Supreme Court’s Abortion Pill Ruling Should Satisfy Nobody
6 months, 1 week ago

The Supreme Court’s Abortion Pill Ruling Should Satisfy Nobody

Slate  

This is part of Opinionpalooza, Slate’s coverage of the major decisions from the Supreme Court this June. Now the Supreme Court has unanimously shot down the 5th Circuit and Kacsmaryk, an embarrassing rejoinder to these lower courts’ law-free militancy. That’s true even in a “healthcare desert, where other doctors are not readily available.” A doctor who opposes abortion, the court …

‘Don’t breathe easy yet’: Abortion pill safe only ‘for now’ experts say after ruling
6 months, 1 week ago

‘Don’t breathe easy yet’: Abortion pill safe only ‘for now’ experts say after ruling

Raw Story  

In a largely expected ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously rejected an attempt to have a decades-old prescription drug widely used to induce abortions, mifepristone, pulled from the market, but only because the group that filed the lawsuit lacked standing. "Justice Brett Kavanaugh, writing for the court, wrote that while plaintiffs have 'sincere legal, moral, ideological, and policy objections to …

Supreme Court throws out challenge to key abortion pill mifepristone
6 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court throws out challenge to key abortion pill mifepristone

The Independent  

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Big win for Biden administration as US Supreme Court preserves access to abortion pill mifepristone
6 months, 1 week ago

Big win for Biden administration as US Supreme Court preserves access to abortion pill mifepristone

Hindustan Times  

The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a bid by anti-abortion groups and doctors to restrict access to the abortion pill, handing a victory on Thursday to President Joe Biden's administration in its efforts to preserve broad access to the drug. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo The justices, two years after ending the recognition of a constitutional right to abortion, ruled in a 9-0 …

Unanimous Supreme Court preserves access to abortion pill mifepristone
6 months, 1 week ago

Unanimous Supreme Court preserves access to abortion pill mifepristone

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously preserved access to a medication that was used in nearly two-thirds of all abortions in the U.S. last year, in the court’s first abortion decision since conservative justices overturned Roe v. Wade two years ago. The nine justices ruled that abortion opponents lacked the legal right to sue over the federal Food …

Challenge to abortion drug rejected by U.S. Supreme Court
6 months, 1 week ago

Challenge to abortion drug rejected by U.S. Supreme Court

Salon  

On Thursday, the Supreme Court rejected a challenged restricting access to mifepristone, the first drug used in a medication abortion. The court’s decision in the case U.S. Food and Drug Administration v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine ruled against Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, an organization of anti-abortion activists backed by the Christian right-wing lobbying group Alliance Defending Freedom, who brought the …

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