{"id":25148,"date":"2023-04-21T21:08:28","date_gmt":"2023-04-22T01:08:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=25148"},"modified":"2023-04-21T21:08:28","modified_gmt":"2023-04-22T01:08:28","slug":"mifepristone-us-supreme-court-preserves-abortion-drug-access","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2023\/04\/21\/mifepristone-us-supreme-court-preserves-abortion-drug-access\/","title":{"rendered":"Mifepristone: US Supreme Court preserves abortion drug access"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The US Supreme Court has preserved access to a commonly used abortion pill, ruling the drug can remain available while a legal case continues.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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In a split decision, it also rejected restrictions on mifepristone implemented by a lower court, essentially maintaining the status quo.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The future of the drug was called into question after a Texas judge sought to invalidate its long-standing approval.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The case could have wide-ranging implications for abortion access.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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It comes after the Supreme Court – which has a 6-3 conservative supermajority – overturned Roe v Wade in June last year, ending the nationwide guarantee to abortion and giving states the power to ban the procedure.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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With Friday’s ruling, the mifepristone case now returns to the lower 5th Circuit Court of Appeals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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It is likely that the case will come before the Supreme Court once again, setting up the most significant ruling for reproductive rights since Roe was overturned.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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