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High court temporarily blocks restrictions on abortion pill

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

The Supreme Court said Friday it was temporarily keeping in place federal rules for use of an abortion drug, while it takes time to more fully consider the issues raised in a court challenge.

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  1. Newsweek

    Future of abortion pill rests in the hands of Trump Supreme Court judges (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Access to abortion medication in the country is currently in a stand-off between two competing rulings.

  2. CBS 19 Tyler

    Court preserves access to abortion pill but tightens rules (opens CBS 19 Tyler)

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    Last week, a Texas judge overturned the FDA's medical recommendations in a ruling that is virtually unprecedented and could have major ripple effects.

  3. NBC New York

    Justice Department to Ask Supreme Court to Put Reimposed Abortion Pill Restrictions on Hold (opens NBC New York)

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    The Justice Department said Thursday that it will again go to the Supreme Court over abortion after a lower court ruling allowed the abortion pill mifepristone to remain available in the U.S. but reimposed past restrictions on getting and using the drug.

  4. MedicalXpress

    US Justice Dept takes abortion pill fight to Supreme Court (opens MedicalXpress)

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    The US Justice Department said Thursday that it will go to the Supreme Court to appeal restrictions imposed on a widely-used abortion pill in the latest round of an intensifying battle over reproductive rights.

  5. NPR

    Justice Department will ask the Supreme Court to restore full access to abortion pill (opens NPR)

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    The Justice Department is seeking emergency relief from the U.S. Supreme Court in a Texas case involving limited access to the abortion drug mifepristone.

  6. Charleston Gazette-Mail

    DOJ to ask Supreme Court to put abortion pill limits on hold (opens Charleston Gazette-Mail)

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    Charleston Gazette-Mail's feed description

    A federal appeals court has ruled that the abortion pill mifepristone can still be used for now but reduced the period of pregnancy when the drug can be taken and

  7. NBC4 Washington

    Appeals Court Partially Blocks Ruling That Endangers Access to Abortion Pill (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    A federal appeals court late on Wednesday blocked part of a ruling issued last week by a Trump-appointed judge that endangers access to the abortion pill mifepristone.

  8. Talking Points Memo

    No, The Appeals Court Didn’t Save Us From Insane Decision Blocking Abortion Pill (opens Talking Points Memo)

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    The notoriously right-wing Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld much of Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk’s ruling on mifepristone from late last week in an early Thursday ruling that may prompt the Justice Department to seek relief from the Supreme Court.

  9. The Oregonian

    Appeals court preserves access to abortion pill, but adds new restrictions (opens The Oregonian)

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    The Oregonian's feed description

    The case is likely to go to the U.S. Supreme Court.

  10. Legal Insurrection

    5th Circuit Put a Hold on Parts of Ruling that Revoked FDA Approval of Abortion Pill (opens Legal Insurrection)

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    "But the three-judge panel said a separate part of Kacsmaryk's decision, which suspends changes the FDA made to the drug's approved use in 2016, could go into effect."

  11. CNN

    How the appeals court ruling makes medication abortion access more complicated (opens CNN)

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    The federal appeals court ruling Wednesday night that is keeping medication abortion drugs available is likely to complicate abortion access across the country, even in places where the procedure is legal.

  12. WATE Knoxville

    DOJ will ask Supreme Court to pause restrictions on abortion pill use, mailing (opens WATE Knoxville)

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    Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday said the Department of Justice (DOJ) will ask the Supreme Court to pause a ruling that would roll back changes that make it easier to access mifepriston…

  13. Wall Street Journal

    Appeals Court Allows Abortion Pill to Remain on Market With Restrictions (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    A federal appeals court issued an order that temporarily allows a widely used abortion pill to remain on the market but imposes restrictions that are likely to significantly alter its use.

  14. Bloomberg

    White House Condemns Appeals Court Abortion Pill Ruling (opens Bloomberg)

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    Vice President Kamala Harris denounced a federal appeals court ruling that will allow restrictions on the widely-used abortion pill mifepristone and restated the White House’s commitment to protecting abortion rights.

  15. The Christian Post

    Appeals court blocks nationwide abortion pill ban, allows restrictions to take effect (opens The Christian Post)

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    A federal appeals court will not allow a lower court s suspension of the U S Food and Drug Administration s decades-old approval of the abortion pill to take effect but will allow the court s ...

  16. The Daily Caller

    Federal Appeals Court Allows Abortion Pill Approval To Stand, With Restrictions (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    A federal appeals court has allowed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's approval of the abortion pill to temporarily stand with some limitations.

  17. Bloomberg

    DOJ to Ask Supreme Court to Intervene in Abortion-Pill Case (opens Bloomberg)

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    Attorney General Merrick Garland said the Biden administration will ask the US Supreme Court to protect the availability of a widely used abortion pill after a federal appeals court cleared the way for new restrictions to take effect Friday.

  18. Bloomberg

    Appeals Court Allows Limited Access to Abortion Pill (opens Bloomberg)

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    A federal appeals court partly granted the Biden administration’s request to put on hold a Texas court ruling overturning FDA approval of the abortion pill, but allowed restrictions that were lifted since 2016 to be reinstated.

  19. New Hampshire Public Radio

    U.S. appeals court preserves partial access to abortion pill, but with tighter rules (opens New Hampshire Public Radio)

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    The Biden administration had asked the higher court to stay a decision from a Texas judge while the appeal plays out.

  20. Washington Examiner

    DOJ seeks 'emergency relief' over abortion pill restrictions at Supreme Court (opens Washington Examiner)

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    The Justice Department plans to ask the Supreme Court to intervene after an appeals court froze part of a Texas judge's order that would have suspended the government authorization of abortion drug mifepristone.

  21. The Daily Caller

    DOJ To Ask Supreme Court To Intervene In Abortion Pills Case (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Department of Justice will ask the Supreme Court to intervene in the Texas abortion pills case, it announced Thursday.

  22. Washington Times

    Justice Department to take abortion pill fight to Supreme Court (opens Washington Times)

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    The Justice Department announced Thursday it will ask the Supreme Court to let the administration continue to distribute the abortion pill via mail and through 10 weeks of pregnancy after those regulations were halted by a federal appeals court.

  23. NBC 6 South Florida

    Key Court Ruling Does Not Restrict Abortion Pill Access in 17 States, Washington State AG Says (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    NBC 6 South Florida's feed description

    The Justice Department is escalating the abortion pill legal case to the Supreme Court after an appeals court ruling limited access to the drug mifepristone.

  24. Al Jazeera

    Biden administration to bring abortion pill case to Supreme Court (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The decision comes shortly after an appeals court left numerous restrictions on abortion pill access in place.

  25. MedicalXpress

    The abortion pill at the center of a US court battle (opens MedicalXpress)

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    MedicalXpress's feed description

    The legal battle over an abortion pill that accounts for more than half of the abortions in the United States appears to be headed to the Supreme Court.

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