US Supreme Court extends block on abortion pill curbs until Friday

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The decision gives the justices a bit more time to block an April 7 preliminary injunction issued by the lower courts. Read more at straitstimes.com.

WASHINGTON - United States Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Wednesday extended by two days a temporary block on limits set by lower courtsin a challenge by anti-abortion groups to the drug’s federal regulatory approval.

“We’re clearly keeping a close eye on this. ... We are prepared for any outcome the Supreme Court may issue,” Ms Jean-Pierre said. Mifepristone is used in combination with another drug called misoprostol to perform medication abortions, which account for more than half of all US abortions. The 5th Circuit did halt a part of Judge Kacsmaryk’s order that would have suspended the FDA approval of the drug and effectively pull it off the market.The restrictions, if enacted, would roll back actions taken by the FDA in recent years to make it easier to access mifepristone after confirming the pill’s safety and efficacy.

The restrictions would also suspend the approval of the pill’s generic version made by GenBioPro, which accounts for two-thirds of the mifepristone used in the US for medication abortions.

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