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US supreme court to hear first major abortion case since Roe decision (www.theguardian.com)

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Future of mifepristone at issue as rightwing groups seek to roll back measures taken by the FDA to expand drug’s availability

Abortion is back at the US supreme court, with arguments on Tuesday in the first major case on the issue since a 6-3 majority ruled in 2022 to overturn Roe v Wade and end the national right to abortion – a decision that unleashed abortion bans throughout the country as well as a political backlash that Democrats hope will serve them in the coming presidential election.

At issue in the case is the future of mifepristone, a drug typically used in US medication abortions. The rightwing groups that brought the case are seeking to roll back measures taken by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to expand the drug’s availability in recent years.

A decision in their favor would apply nationwide, including to states that protect abortion access, and would likely make the drug more difficult to acquire. The loosening of restrictions on mifepristone have helped mitigate the impact of post-Roe abortion bans; if those restrictions are reimposed, abortion rights groups anticipate it will become significantly more difficult to access abortions in the US.

“More than 60% of abortions in the US are medication abortions, so that would impact a substantial number of people, whether you live in a protective state or a restricted state,” said Nicole Huberfeld, a health law professor at Boston University’s School of Public Health.

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[–] [email protected] 83 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So to clear this up,

Republicans got rid of Roe v Wade by finally getting their way in the courts system, and a dozen Republican controlled states banned abortion.

Democrats introduced and all voted for a bill to codify right to abortion. It did not pass the Senate because all Republicans voted against it.

Biden and the FDA, which is under executive (presidential) control, tried to expand access to an abortion drug that has been used safely for over twenty years, and the Republicans sued to stop it because they found a technicality from 24 years ago (Got 'em!).

We can talk all day about who is taking away rights and who is trying to preserve rights.

If you're "on the fence" between Trump and Biden, you're a liar or need to find better sources for whatever information you're getting

[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 year ago

24 years ago? Try 150 years ago.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comstock_laws

One of these laws was cited.

Luckily it looks like the supreme court is just gonna shoot down the whole case rather than open the box of worms of courts overturning fda approvals.