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Supreme Court blocks lower court rulings restricting abortion pills

The court's decision comes less than a year after it overturned Roe v. Wade, arguing it did not have the power to create abortion policy.

Axios

TribCast: A major Texas abortion case and a potential Gov. Greg Abbott pardon in a murder trial

In this week’s episode, we discuss an attempt to use the courts in Texas to restrict the use of an abortion drug and Gov. Greg Abbott’s potential pardon of an Army sergeant found guilty of murdering a protester in Austin.

The Texas Tribune

Anti-mifepristone court decisions rely on medical misinformation about abortion and questionable legal reasoning

An early April 2023 decision by a U.S. district judge in Texas to reverse 23 years of approval of the abortion pill mifepristone has sparked explosive debate.

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Colorado governor to sign abortion, transgender care bills

Colorado's Democratic governor is scheduled to sign a set of health care bills Friday afternoon that enshrine protections for abortion and gender-affirming care procedures and medications

The Independent UK

What you need to know about misoprostol, another drug used for abortion

While the fate of mifepristone, also known as the abortion pill, plays out in U.S. courts, health care providers have another drug they can continue to use to offer medication abortion.

Tribune News Service

Biden administration asks US supreme court to halt abortion pill restrictions

Limits slated to go into effect at 12.01am Saturday following lower court’s order revoking the FDA’s approval of mifepristone

The Guardian - US

Latest abortion pill ruling could hit some safe havens hard

States that are trying to position themselves as safe havens for women seeking abortions could be most affected by the latest court ruling restricting access to an abortion pill

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DOJ, drugmaker ask SCOTUS to intervene in abortion drug case

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department and a pharmaceutical company on Friday asked the Supreme Court to intervene in the court fight over a commonly used abortion drug in order to keep a court ruling restricting availability of the drug from taking effect this weekend.

Tribune News Service

Florida’s six-week abortion ban complicates DeSantis’ general election pitch

Ron DeSantis’ approval late Thursday of a bill banning most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy is, to many political analysts, undoubtedly good politics in a GOP presidential primary.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

US Supreme Court justice temporarily halts abortion pill curbs

Government says restrictions on mifepristone would deny people ‘lawful access’ to drug deemed safe by US regulators.

Al Jazeera

2024 White House hopeful Tim Scott is calling for unity. But many Republicans want a brawl

On issues of policy, Tim Scott, the latest Republican to declare he is interested in a 2024 presidential bid, runs largely with the current, following the party line on hot button matters from abortion to immigration.

Reuters

Abortion advocates and providers brace for Supreme Court decision in major drug case: ‘Chaos, confusion, fear’

Clinics, drugmakers, legal groups and patients are anticipating a decision from the nation’s highest court as a legal challenge against a widely used abortion drug threatens to eliminate access for millions, Alex Woodward reports

The Independent UK

Abortion pill could be unavailable for months without Supreme Court action-U.S. DOJ

New court-imposed restrictions on the abortion pill mifepristone could cut off access to the drug entirely for months, the Biden administration and the drug's distributor, Danco Laboratories, said in petitions asking the U.S. Supreme Court to lift the curbs.

Reuters

Presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis signs bill restricting abortion in Florida

Ron DeSantis– the potential Republican presidential nominee – has approved a ban on abortion after six weeks of pregnancy in Florida.

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Supreme Court briefly puts on hold lower court's limits on abortion drug mifepristone

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has placed a hold on a lower court ruling that restricts access to the abortion drug mifepristone until Wednesday night.

Orlando Sentinel

Q&A: Florida passed a 6-week abortion ban. What happens now?

On Thursday, the Florida House passed SB 300, a bill banning abortions after six weeks of gestation with limited exceptions.

The Independent UK

Biden administration joins Supreme Court abortion pill appeal

Intervention comes after appeals court maintained approval for the drug but tightened access to it

The Independent UK

DeSantis signs 6-week abortion ban in closed-door ceremony

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a bill to ban abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, giving the Republican a major conservative policy victory as he prepares to launch an expected presidential candidacy

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From abortion to school choice, areas to watch now that NC GOP has regained supermajority

RALEIGH, N.C. — For the first time in more than four years, North Carolina Republicans last month overrode a veto from Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper.

The Guardian - US

US supreme court justice blocks ruling that limits abortion pill access – as it happened

Temporary pause on lower court rulings gives court additional time to consider a longer stay

Reason

U.S. Intelligence Leak Suspect Identified as 21-Year-Old Jack Teixeira

Plus: More secrecy from the Global Disinformation Index, the public awaits another big Supreme Court abortion decision, and more...

The Independent UK

Supreme Court asked to preserve abortion pill access rules

A drug manufacturer is asking the Supreme Court to preserve access to its abortion pill free from restrictions imposed by lower court rulings, while a legal fight continues

Tribune News Service

The fight over the abortion pill erases years of progress on expanding drug’s reach

The latest move in the fight over the abortion pill erases years of progress in increasing access to the drug, with the leader of the country’s biggest medical body calling it a “profoundly dangerous step backwards.”

Salon

The GOP's abortion albatross

They brought this on themselves

Orlando Sentinel

DeSantis quietly signs Florida 6-week abortion ban

During a private ceremony, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law a bill that would ban most abortions in Florida after six weeks, a time before most women know they are pregnant.

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