SCOTUS unanimously preserves access to abortion pill
Jun 13, 2024, 8:26 AM | Updated: 8:34 am
A U.S. Supreme Court police officer stands in fron of the U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024, in Washington. The SCOTUS has unanimously preserved access to the "abortion pill," which was used in nearly two-thirds of all abortions in the U.S. last year. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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(AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has unanimously preserved access to the “abortion pill,” a medication that was used in nearly two-thirds of all abortions in the U.S. last year.
It’s the court’s first abortion decision since conservative justices overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022.
The justices ruled Thursday that abortion opponents lacked the legal right to sue over the Federal Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the medication, mifepristone, and the FDA’s subsequent actions to ease access to it.
The case had threatened to restrict access to mifepristone across the country, including in states where abortion remains legal.
It’s one of two abortion cases at the high court this term.
Randall Jeppesen is an executive producer for KSL NewsRadio and Utah’s Morning News.
