The Supreme Court heard arguments challenging access to the abortion pill Mifepristone. Rachel Maddow joins Joy Reid to discuss.
The Supreme Court justices sounded skeptical Tuesday about imposing new limits on the dispensing of abortion medication through pharmacies or by mail. The justices, both conservative and liberals, questioned why a group of anti-abortion doctors have legal standing to challenge the dispensing rules set by the Food & Drug Administration. That issue, not the safety of mifepristone, dominated the two-hour argument — likely a telling sign of what the justices thought about the case. "The court should...
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Several justices seemed interested in a narrow ruling that would not address the regulatory or safety issues, but would maintain existing access to mifepristone.
Louisiana lawyer faced tough questions from liberal and conservative justices.
The court could roll back approvals of the drug that allow it to be
Supreme Court hears arguments Tuesday in case that could restrict access to abortion medication
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is hearing arguments Tuesday in its first abortion case since conservative justices overturned the constitutional right to an abortion two years ago. At stake is the ease of access to a medication that was used in nearly two-thirds of all abortions in the U.S. last year. Abortion opponents are asking the justices to ratify a ruling from a conservative federal appeals court that would limit access to mifepristone, one of two drugs used in medication abortions....
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is hearing arguments Tuesday in its first abortion case since conservative justices overturned the constitutional right to an abortion two years ago. At stake is the ease of access to a medication that was used in nearly two-thirds of all abortions in the U.S.
The Supreme Court is hearing arguments in its first abortion case since conservative justices overturned the constitutional right to an abortion two years ago
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Repealing the Comstock Act — the Victorian-era anti-vice law that anti-abortion lobbyists aim to use to ban abortion nationwide, even in states where abortion rights are protected — has just turned from an urgent question to an absolute necessity. And it’s all thanks to the Supreme Court. Oral arguments at the court Tuesday morning suggested the court was likely to side with the White House in its appeal of lower court rulings restricting access to the abortion medication mifepristone. But...