Boxes of Mifepristone, the first pill in a medical abortion, are seen at Alamo Women's Clinic in Carbondale, Illinois, US, Apr 9, 2024. The US Supreme Court rejected a bid by anti-abortion groups and doctors to restrict access to the abortion pill, handing a victory on Thursday to President Joe Biden's administration in its efforts to preserve broad access to the drug.
The plaintiffs targeted FDA regulatory actions in 2016 and 2021, including allowing for medication abortions at up to 10 weeks of pregnancy instead of seven, and for mail delivery of the drug without a woman first seeing a clinician in person. The suit initially had sought to reverse FDA approval of mifepristone, but that aspect was rebuffed by a lower court.
The plaintiffs, led by the Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, argued that the FDA acted contrary to its mandate to ensure medications are safe when it eased the restrictions on mifepristone. The plaintiffs accused the FDA of violating a federal law governing the actions of regulatory agencies.CNA Explains: Why is the overturning of the Roe v Wade abortion ruling in the US so significant?
In a May Reuters/Ipsos poll, 50 per cent of respondents said they supported an in-person doctor visit requirement for abortion medication, while 33 per cent said they opposed that rule. 17 per cent said they were unsure.
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)
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