The supreme court , after months of deliberation have decided to reject a lawsuit by anti-abortion doctors who want to restrict access to an abortion pill known as mifepristone — a commonly used abortion pill available since 2021.This simply means that the abortion pill will still be in use and available across the country . According to the justice, the group did not have a legal right to sue over the FDA’s approval of the pill
Justice Brett Kavanaugh, one of the conservative judges who voted to overturn Roe v. Wade two years ago, wrote for the court that “federal courts are the wrong forum for addressing the plaintiffs’ concerns about FDA’s actions.”
While the lawsuit will be dismissed due to a lack of legal standing, the court did not actually come to a decision on whether the FDA acted lawfully in making the drug available by mail or relaxing other restrictions on its access, so the issue could be revisited in future cases.
For now, however, the medication will continue to be available and can still be prescribed by healthcare practitioners other than physicians, as long as they meet certain qualifications and are certified under the Mifepristone REMS Program.
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