Supreme Court Will Soon Be Hearing on Abortion Drug Access

The U.S. Supreme Court will start hearing arguments against abortion drug Mifepristone beginning this week, with a decision expected in three months. The abortion pill challenge concerns mifepristone, one of the two drugs used for medical abortion in the United States. Two cases have been filed—one against Danco Laboratories, which manufactures mifepristone, and the second against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The cases are consolidated into one, with the U.S. Supreme Court set to hear oral arguments in the case on March 26. A decision on the matter is expected around three months later. Abortion supporters argue that mifepristone has been proven safe and that blocking the drug would harm the interests of millions of women. However, opponents claim that the FDA made two changes related to mifepristone in 2016 and 2021 that removed key safety protocols protecting women....