The Supreme Court said Wednesday it will consider whether to restrict access to a widely used abortion drug — even in states where the procedure is still allowed.
The case concerns the drug mifepristone that — when coupled with another drug — is one of the most common abortion methods in the United States.
The decision means the conservative-leaning court will again wade into the abortion debate after overturning Roe v. Wade last year, altering the landscape of abortion rights nationwide and triggering more than half the states to outlaw or severely restrict the procedure.
It’s not going to be banned, that isn’t even a potential outcome of this case. The question of the drugs legality isn’t before the court, all that they’re deciding is whether or not the FDA followed its own process as it relaxed restrictions around prescribing and dispensing it. If SCOTUS rules that the FDA didn’t follow it’s process then mifepristone will still be legal just somewhat harder to get and use…until the FDA does follow it’s process for relaxing access.
It’s not great but its nowhere near the banning attempt that these headlines are making it out to be.
Bold of you to assume the supreme court acts in good faith at all