Jessica Corbett is a senior editor and staff writer for Common Dreams.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear consolidated cases about expanded access to the abortion medication mifepristone, setting the stage for a potentially devastating ruling in the midst of next year's critical national elections. The development has some reproductive rights advocates worried. This is the same conservative court that, in its Dobbs v.
'People have safely used mifepristone for early abortion care for more than 20 years—opposition to this essential medication is rooted in politics and taking away people's freedom over their lives and futures,' noted All* Above All president Morgan Hopkins in response to the court's announcement on Wednesday.
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