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Supreme Court temporarily extends access to abortion pill mifepristone

The Independent·Mark Sherman·21 days ago
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The Supreme Court has temporarily preserved access to a widely used abortion pill, mifepristone , by delaying a decision on potential restrictions until at least Thursday. This order, issued by Justice Samuel Alito on Monday, means women can continue to obtain the medication through pharmacies or by mail, bypassing requirements for an in-person doctor's visit. It effectively blocks a federal appeals court's imposed restrictions from taking immediate effect. The high court is now grappling with its latest abortion-related dispute, coming four years after its conservative majority overturned Roe v. Wade, which led to outright abortion bans in over a dozen states. The current legal challenge originates from a lawsuit filed by Louisiana, seeking to roll back the Food and Drug Administration ’s established rules for prescribing mifepristone. Medication abortions accounted for nearly two-thirds of all abortions in the U.S.…

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