#Supreme Court grants temporary pause on abortion pill ruling

#Supreme Court grants temporary pause on abortion pill ruling

The Supreme Court briefly paused a ruling from a federal court that would severely restrict access to the abortion pill mifepristone. The short order from Justice Samuel Alito on the court’s emergency “shadow docket” will keep the status quo in place until at least midnight Wednesday while the administration’s emergency request for a stay is…

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#Court preserves abortion pill access with limits

#Court preserves abortion pill access with limits

A federal appeals court late Wednesday night ruled that the common abortion pill mifepristone can remain on the market, but rolled back a series of recent changes the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) made to ease access. A panel of three judges on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a pause on the initial…

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#Federal judge blocks abortion pill approval

#Federal judge blocks abortion pill approval

In an unprecedented decision, a federal judge in Texas has issued a stay that will shut down the prescribing and distribution of mifepristone in seven days, one of two drugs used for medication abortions that has been on the market in the U.S. for more than two decades. District Court Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, an appointee…

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#Kirby: Tuberville’s hold on Pentagon nominees ‘could absolutely have an effect on military readiness’

#Kirby: Tuberville’s hold on Pentagon nominees ‘could absolutely have an effect on military readiness’

White House national security spokesman John Kirby said Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s (R-Ala.) hold on over 160 Pentagon nominees over abortion policies could have an impact on U.S. military readiness. “If it goes on too long, it could absolutely have an effect on military readiness around the world,” Kirby told reporters on Wednesday. Tuberville has held…

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#Walgreens gets dragged into abortion war

#Walgreens gets dragged into abortion war

Walgreens gets dragged into abortion war Walgreens, the nation’s second-largest pharmacy chain, has found itself embroiled in the abortion battle after confirming that they will not dispense abortion pills in certain states, even in some where it’s still legal to do so. The move has churned up a storm of political outrage in Congress and…

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