Supreme Court Suggests It Will Back Access to Abortion Pill (2)

The US Supreme Court signaled it’s likely to preserve full access to a widely used abortion pill as the justices heard arguments in a case carrying major stakes for reproductive rights and potentially this year’s elections.

Taking up the divisive issue for the first time since overturning the landmark Roe v. Wade decision in 2022, key justices on Tuesday voiced wariness about a legal attack on mifepristone, a drug now used in more than half the nation’s abortions.

Demonstrators protest outside the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, March 26, 2024. The court on Tuesday heard oral arguments on whether to limit the use of mifepristone, one of two drugs most commonly used for abortions in the US.

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The suit by anti-abortion doctors would roll back Food and Drug Administration steps that broadened mifepristone’s availability, including a 2021 decision ...