In the dispute over the approval of the abortion pill mifepristone in the USA, the Supreme Court has adjourned a decision. The Supreme Court intends to continue deliberating on the case until Friday, Judge Samuel Alito said today. This ensures access to mifepristone until at least Friday.
A judge in the US state of Texas previously suspended access to mifepristone. An appeals court partially overturned that decision. However, it ruled that the pill should only be available and used with restrictions. The administration of President Joe Biden took action and turned to the Supreme Court.
Abortion opponents had sued in Texas against the approval – they want to make access to medical abortion more difficult. In particular, the religious right and large parts of the Republican Party have been trying to curtail abortion rights in the USA for decades. Last year, the right-wing Supreme Court overturned the country’s abortion law, which had been in effect for almost 50 years. According to surveys, a majority of the population supports this right.
