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Supreme Court Puts on Hold Ruling That Restricts Access to Abortion Pill Mifepristone

Supreme Court Puts on Hold Ruling That Restricts Access to Abortion Pill Mifepristone
Mifepristone (Mifeprex) and Misoprostol, the two drugs used in a chemical abortion, are seen at the Women's Reproductive Clinic, in Santa Teresa, N.M., on June 17, 2022. Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images
Bill Pan
Bill Pan
Reporter
4/14/2023|Updated: 4/16/2023
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The U.S. Supreme Court has put on hold a lower court’s order that suspends the federal approval of mifepristone, the nation’s most widely used abortion drug.

In a brief order (pdf) issued Friday by Justice Samuel Alito, the high court halted the enforcement of a decision issued earlier this month by U.S. District Court Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, asking both sides of the dispute to file their responses by the noon of April 18 over whether the access to mifepristone should be restricted while the legal battle proceeds.
Bill Pan
Bill Pan
Reporter
Bill Pan is an Epoch Times reporter covering education issues and New York news.
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