Supreme Court skepticism of 5th Circuit’s mifepristone ban case, and takeaways from the hearing

Justices appear skeptical of call to restrict abortion pill

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US supreme court hearing not a success for anti-abortion doctors, experts say

Justices appear unconvinced by anti-abortion doctors’ standing to sue during hearing over access to FDA-approved pill mifepristone

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Even the Supreme Court seems sick of its abortion pills case

Nearly all of the justices’ questions on Tuesday focused on this threshold question — a strong sign that the Court is inclined to dismiss the case on jurisdictional grounds, without even getting into the question of whether the FDA violated the law.

That said, if the justices do rule on jurisdictional grounds, there is a high risk that this lawsuit will be revived in the lower courts and will wind up before the Supreme Court yet again.

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Supreme Court to anti-abortion activists: You can’t just challenge every policy you don’t like

Roughly 90 minutes of grappling over the abortion drug mifepristone produced some unusual and noteworthy moments.

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Key takeaways from Supreme Court abortion pill arguments

The case questioned whether federal regulators overstepped their authority by loosening restrictions to make mifepristone, a widely available drug used in medication abortions, easier to access.

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