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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.

  • Buelldozer@lemmy.today
    21·
    7 months ago

    I suspect the Court is politically savvy enough to avoid making mifepristone illegal right before the election.

    That question isn’t before the court and making mifepristone illegal isn’t even a potential outcome of this case.

    • queermunist she/her@lemmy.ml
      112·
      7 months ago

      God whatever, they won’t restrict it nationwide either. I’m almost certain they won’t do anything controversial that close to the election.

      • Buelldozer@lemmy.today
        2·
        7 months ago

        Oh it’s quite possible that they’ll rule the FDA didn’t follow their process and return some restrictions. This court does care about optics but not to the point that they’ll change rulings over it. If that were true then Roe wouldn’t have been overturned.

        • queermunist she/her@lemmy.ml
          29·
          7 months ago

          Overturning Roe wasn’t close to an upcoming election! They underestimated how long voter’s memories would be, they’ll be very careful this time. Especially because this is Trump’s last stand.