Global Courant 2023-04-15 02:25:11
The U.S. Supreme Court granted temporary access to the abortion pill mifepristone on Friday after a Texas ruling last week placed limits on the drug’s use.
Judge Samuel Alito has stopped lower court rulings seeking to limit access to mifepristone Friday, which in turn freezes lawsuits from anti-abortion groups and maintains availability.
The conservative judiciary asked for the lower court’s ruling to be challenged by noon on Tuesday.
Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas ruled last week that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) improperly approved mifepristone.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) along with Danco Laboratories on Friday filed emergency requests to freeze Kacsmaryk’s warrant.
The stoppage of the ruling gives the Biden administration more time to address challenges.
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Abortion medications Mifepristone (Mifeprex) and Misoprostol (Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images)
Kacsmaryk’s ruling would limit distribution of the drug and jeopardize the FDA’s approval of mifepristone.
The Biden administration plans to defend the availability of mifepristone in light of Dobbs’ landmark decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in June 2022.
Anti-abortion groups and Republican lawmakers across the country are calling for abortion bans and restrictions.
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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito (Erin Schaff/The New York Times via AP Pool, File)
The Texas Supreme Court is awaiting a ruling at 11:59 p.m. Wednesday. The court is expected to issue a new order by then.
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved mifepristone in 2000. It has been used to terminate more than 5 million pregnancies.
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a meeting of the Task Force on Reproductive Health Care Access with U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, left, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, Wednesday. (Julia Nikhinson/CNP/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Reuters contributed to this report.
