Abortion pill will stay on the market for now, but it could be harder to get
The abortion pill will be tougher to access under a court's new rules, while the Justice Department takes its case to the Supreme Court. The abortion pill mifepristone will remain on the market for now -- but come Saturday morning, access will be severely restricted while the Biden administration asks the Supreme Court to intervene in a sweeping case that could decide access to the drug nationwide, even in states where abortion is legal. A three-judge panel on the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled late Wednesday that it would partially block a lower court's ruling that would have suspended the Food and Drug Administration's approval of the drug. It's a bittersweet victory for abortion rights advocates who feared the appeals court would side with conservative plaintiffs in the case entirely and force manufacturing and production of the drug mifepristone to stop by the weekend. Instead, the judges agreed to allow the drug to stay on the market -- at least temporaril...