Two new Supreme Court cases ask if there is a right to medically necessary abortion
A federal law requires most hospitals to perform emergency abortions. The question is whether a Republican Supreme Court will enforce it. Read more at Vox
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Supreme Court justices discuss whether to hear abortion pill showdown
Even the court’s decision on whether to take up the appeals is of practical importance because if the justices decide not to intervene in the ongoing litigation, an appeals court ruling that limited the availability of the drug by mail would go into effect. Read more at NBC News
Hillary Clinton jabs Trump on abortion: ‘He thinks women are going to fall for this?’
“There is no ‘vagueness’ or ‘middle ground of sorts’ about Donald Trump’s position on abortion. Take his word for it: he was ‘proud’ to overturn Roe v. Wade; he’s advocated for ‘some form of punishment’ for women who have an abortion; and has promised to ‘lead the charge’ in getting a national abortion ban passed. … Read more
Idaho asks supreme court to decide on law penalizing abortion providers
In its first legal action to protect abortion access after Roe’s demise, the justice department in August 2022 sued Idaho over its law, claiming that it violated the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act, or Emtala. After Roe fell, the Biden administration issued guidance clarifying that Emtala, which requires hospitals that receive federal funding … Read more
Supreme Court to confront post-Roe abortion battles
Supreme Court justices are slated to delve into disputes surrounding abortion during their final session this year, revealing the legal battlefronts forming in the wake of the high court’s stunning decision that overturned Roe v. Wade. Read more on The Hill
Abortion pill challenge returns to SCOTUS
The looming case is expected to be the most sweeping abortion issue the high court examines since overturning Roe v. Wade, with implications that extend far beyond reproductive health and could impact how a vast array of drugs are approved and regulated. Read more at Politico
Justice Department asks Supreme Court to end abortion pill legal challenge that threatens widespread access
If lower court rulings were left in place, they “would impose grave harms on the government, mifepristone’s sponsors, women seeking medication abortions, and the public,” Prelogar added. Among other things, access to the pill by mail — which the FDA formally approved in 2021 — would be curtailed. Read more at NBC News
Here’s a rough estimate of how many people recent SCOTUS rulings might kill
For each foregone abortion, the researchers estimated an additional 0.8 births—a previously published conversion that accounts for some pregnant people miscarrying. With that conversion, the estimated additional births are then multiplied by state-specific pregnancy-related mortality rates to get the estimated increase in death. Generally, pregnant people living in states with abortion bans are three times … Read more
Supreme Court Stays Fifth Circuit Ruling For Five Days – News Round-Up
Supreme Court Issues Stay, At Least Temporarily Blocking Mifepristone Restrictions From Taking Effect The Supreme Court granted the Department of Justice’s emergency request to temporarily halt lower court rulings that would have reimposed restrictions on mifepristone that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had lifted in recent years. The stay is in place until 11:59 … Read more
Abortion Opponents’ Next Push
I called Ziegler today, after the Justice Department’s appeal, to get her take on what happens next. She told me that if the conflicting mifepristone rulings make their way to the Supreme Court, which they’re likely to do, it’s worth noting that the Texas decision that would block the abortion medication was “designed to appeal … Read more