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Supreme Court to hear medication abortion case

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

The Supreme Court agreed on Wednesday to take up a dispute over a medication used in the most common method of abortion in the United States, its first abortion case since it overturned Roe v. Wade last year.

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  1. ABC 11 Raleigh

    What is mifepristone? Supreme Court to consider whether to restrict access to common abortion drug (opens ABC 11 Raleigh)

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    ABC 11 Raleigh's feed description

    Mifepristone was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration decades ago and has been shown to be safe and effective. But anti-abortion advocates have claimed that the drug is not safe and that the FDA didn't study it enough to approve it.

  2. ABC 7 San Francisco

    The Supreme Court will rule on limits on a commonly used abortion medication (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

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    ABC 7 San Francisco's feed description

    The Supreme Court agreed on Wednesday to take up a dispute over a medication used in the most common method of abortion in the United States, its first abortion case since it overturned Roe v. Wade last year.

  3. Mother Jones

    Supreme Court to take on the biggest abortion case since Dobbs (opens Mother Jones)

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    Mother Jones's feed description

    The high court's decision will decide the fate of mifepristone.

  4. FOX 6 Milwaukee

    Supreme Court to take up restrictions on abortion pill mifepristone (opens FOX 6 Milwaukee)

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    FOX 6 Milwaukee's feed description

    Mifepristone is one of two drugs used in medication abortions, which account for more than half of all abortions in the United States.

  5. The Christian Post

    Supreme Court to hear abortion pill case after FDA loosens dispensing rules (opens The Christian Post)

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    The Christian Post's feed description

    The U S Supreme Court has agreed to hear a legal challenge related to the U S Food Drug Administration s loosening of restrictions on how the chemical abortion pill mifepristone can be distributed ...

  6. UPI

    Supreme Court to hear appeal on availability of abortion pill mifepristone (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    The U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday decided to take on an abortion pill case that may lead to a decision on the national availability of the drug mifepristone, including by mail.

  7. SCOTUSblog

    Justices will review lower-court ruling on access to abortion pill (opens SCOTUSblog)

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    SCOTUSblog's feed description

    The Supreme Court on Wednesday morning agreed to review a ruling by a federal appeals court that would significantly restrict (but not eliminate altogether) access to a drug used in medication abortions, which account for over half of all abortions performed in the United States. Wednesday’s announc

  8. CBS News

    Supreme Court agrees to hear high-stakes dispute over abortion pill (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The Supreme Court said it will take up the Biden administration's bid to maintain access to mifepristone.

  9. Roll Call

    Supreme Court to hear abortion pill case (opens Roll Call)

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    Roll Call's feed description

    The case is the first major Supreme Court abortion case since the landmark Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision last year.

  10. Washington Examiner

    Supreme Court agrees to consider challenge against common abortion drug in 2024 (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to take up a case focused on a common abortion pill manufacturer after a lower court put in place restrictions on how the drug should be used and distributed.

  11. Vox

    The Supreme Court will hear its biggest abortion case since it overruled Roe v. Wade (opens Vox)

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    Vox's feed description

    The justices will decide whether to ban mifepristone, a drug used in half of US abortions.

  12. West Central Tribune

    US Supreme Court to decide access to abortion pill in major case (opens West Central Tribune)

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    West Central Tribune's feed description

    The case could put at risk the authority of the FDA, the federal agency that signs off on the safety of food products, drugs and medical devices.

  13. KVIA El Paso

    A common abortion pill will come before the US Supreme Court. Here's how mifepristone works (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    KVIA El Paso's feed description

    By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer Medication abortion is the preferred method of ending pregnancy in the U.S., and one of the two drugs used — mifepristone — will now go in front of the U.S. Supreme Court next year.

  14. Politico

    Supreme Court to decide whether abortion pill will remain widely available (opens Politico)

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    Politico's feed description

    The high court said it will hear a case brought by a conservative group opposed to the drug.

  15. NBC News

    Supreme Court agrees to hear showdown over abortion pill access (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    In a high-stakes legal battle, the Biden administration is defending federal approval of the abortion pill mifepristone, including a recent move to make it available by mail.

  16. MedicalXpress

    A common abortion pill will come before the US Supreme Court. Here's how the drug works (opens MedicalXpress)

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    MedicalXpress's feed description

    Medication abortion is the preferred method of ending pregnancy in the U.S., and one of the two drugs used—mifepristone—will now go in front of the U.S. Supreme Court next year.

  17. People

    Supreme Court to Review Case That Would Further Limit Access to Abortion Pill (opens People)

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    People's feed description

    On Wednesday, the Supreme Court voted to review a lower court case that would limit the accessibility of the abortion pill mifepristone

  18. The Daily Caller

    Supreme Court To Weigh Major Case On Abortion Pill Approval (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    The Supreme Court announced that it was taking on a case regarding the Food and Drug Administration's approval of the chemical abortion pill mifepristone.

  19. Forbes

    Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Abortion Pill Cases, Determine Whether Pills Should Be Restricted (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    The conservative-leaning court could further restrict access to abortion two years after overturning Roe v. Wade.

  20. Washington Times

    Supreme Court to hear oral arguments over abortion pill (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    The Supreme Court announced Wednesday it will review the legality of the abortion pill, setting up a major abortion-related showdown following the upending of Roe v. Wade last year.

  21. Washington Blade

    Supreme Court to consider abortion pill case (opens Washington Blade)

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    Washington Blade's feed description

    Ruling will impact access to most commonly used method of abortion

  22. CNN

    What is mifepristone? (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    The abortion drug mifepristone was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration decades ago and has been shown to be safe and effective.

  23. Wall Street Journal

    What the Supreme Court’s Decision Means for Abortion Pills (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    Wall Street Journal's feed description

    Medication abortion accounts for more than half of procedures nationwide.

  24. Delaware Public Media

    The Supreme Court will rule on the availability of mifepristone, a key abortion drug (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    The Supreme Court says it will hear arguments next year on the availability of mifepristone, one of two drugs used in medication abortions.

  25. The Daily Signal

    Supreme Court to Take Up Major Abortion Case (opens The Daily Signal)

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    The Daily Signal's feed description

    The Supreme Court will hear a case regarding the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the chemical abortion pill mifepristone.

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