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      Abortion rights advocates gather in front of a courthouse in Amarillo, Texas.

      'Not Out of the Woods Yet': Supreme Court Maintains Abortion Pill Access—For Now

      "We shouldn't even be here," said one advocate. "This case should have been thrown out way before it got to the Supreme Court."

      Jessica Corbett
      Apr 21, 2023

      In its first major abortion decision since reversing Roe v. Wade last year, the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday granted the Biden administration's request to continue allowing widespread access to the medication mifepristone while a legal battle plays out.

      "This is very welcome news, but it's frightening to think that Americans came within hours of losing access to a medication that is used in most abortions in this country and has been used for decades by millions of people to safely end a pregnancy or treat a miscarriage," said Jennifer Dalven, director of the ACLU's Reproductive Freedom Project, in response to the order. "Patients shouldn't have to monitor Twitter to see whether they can get the care they need."

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      Reproductive rights advocates protest in response to the leaked Supreme Court draft decision to overturn Roe v. Wade on May 3, 2022 in Washington, D.C.

      Supreme Court Postpones Crucial Abortion Pill Ruling

      "The Supreme Court knows that siding with extreme Trump judges to restrict medication abortion will ignite the biggest political firestorm since Roe v. Wade was overturned," said one advocate.

      Julia Conley
      Apr 19, 2023

      An anticipated ruling on access to mifespristone, one of two medications used in a majority of abortions in the U.S., was delayed by the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday, giving the court until Friday to rule on the availability of the pill.

      The court is considering a ruling handed down earlier this month by the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, which would terminate Food and Drug Administration (FDA) policies adopted in 2016 to improve access to mifepristone. That year, the agency allowed patients to obtain the pill through the mail, retail pharmacies, and telemedicine prescriptions.

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      Activists hold abortion rights signs and shout slogans outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. on April 15, 2023.

      Abortion Rights Supporters Protest at US Supreme Court, Nationwide

      From Florida and Texas to California and Illinois, demonstrators marched with chants like, "Red state, blue state, you can't hide, the war on abortion is nationwide," and "Fascist judges make me ill, hands off the abortion pill."

      Jessica Corbett
      Apr 16, 2023

      As legal fights raise concerns about the future accessibility of the abortion medication mifepristone, reproductive rights supporters on Saturday rallied outside the U.S. Supreme Court and in cities across the country.

      The demonstrations came a day after the U.S. Supreme Court temporarily blocked a recent ruling by Texas-based federal Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, an appointee of former President Donald Trump who struck down the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's 2000 approval of mifepristone, one of two drugs often taken in tandem for abortions.

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