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The Supreme Court said Wednesday it will consider whether to restrict access to a widely used abortion drug — even in states where the procedure is still allowed.

The Supreme Court said Wednesday it will consider whether to restrict access to a widely used abortion drug — even in states where the procedure is still allowed.

The case concerns the drug mifepristone that — when coupled with another drug — is one of the most common abortion methods in the United States.

The decision means the conservative-leaning court will again wade into the abortion debate after overturning Roe v. Wade last year, altering the landscape of abortion rights nationwide and triggering more than half the states to outlaw or severely restrict the procedure.

  • 【J】【u】【s】【t】【Z】
    0•7 months ago

    They aren’t interpreting the same evidence. The court isn’t ruling on the science.

    The issue is stated as:

    Issue: (1) Whether the Alliance’s challenge to the Food and Drug Administration’s 2000 mifepristone approval is timely; and (2) whether FDA’s 2000 approval of mifepristone under 21 C.F.R. 314.500, which applies only to drugs that “treat[ ] serious or life-threatening illnesses,” and FDA’s subsequent approval of generic mifepristone were unlawful.

    • BuelldozerA
      1•7 months ago

      The court isn’t ruling on the science.

      Correct, they are ruling on the matter of whether or not the FDA followed its own processes as it relaxed restrictions around the prescribing, dispensing, and use of mifepristone.

      FTFA:

      “Though the justices on Wednesday agreed to consider an appeals court decision that restricted access to the drug, they declined a separate appeal by the abortion foes to consider if the FDA’s 2000 approval of the drug was unlawful.”

      The question of mifepristone’s legality isn’t before the court and it becoming illegal or banned isn’t even a remotely possible outcome.

      Edit: You can read it for yourself direct from SCOTUS here. The Alliance petition for a writ of certiorari on 23-395 was denied.