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The Supreme Court ’s unanimous decision, 9-0, today rejected a challenge to nationwide access to the abortion pill , mifepristone. The justices ruled that the group that disputed the legality of the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of mifepristone—and subsequent regulations pertaining to the drug’s use—didn’t have the legal right to sue.
The FDA approved Mifeprex and misoprostol for medication abortion in 2000. Mifepristone is a drug that blocks progesterone, which is needed for a pregnancy to continue. When used in conjunction with misoprostol, mifepristone ends early pregnancies . Medication abortion accounts for about In fact, Justice Kavanaugh points plaintiffs to how they can achieve their goals when he states in the court opinion that “citizens and doctors who object to what the law allows others to do may always take their concerns to the executive and legislative branches and seek greater regulatory or legislative restrictions on certain activities.”, just two years after the Supreme Court ruling to overturn Roe versus Wade and leave decisions on abortion law to the states.
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