Supreme Court Allows Abortion Pill Access as it Considers Cases

Justice Samuel Alito put a five-day hold on new court-imposed restrictions on a widely used abortion drug, giving the US Supreme Court more time to decide how to handle the Biden administration’s request for a longer delay.

The administrative stay comes hours before the restrictions on mifepristone were set to take effect. Administrative stays are designed to preserve the status quo for a short period, not to suggest any views on the merits of a case.

Alito instructed the anti-abortion groups opposing the drug to file their response by Tuesday at noon Washington time. His stay last until Wednesday at ...