#Supreme Court extends brief pause on abortion pill ruling

#Supreme Court extends brief pause on abortion pill ruling

Access to a common abortion pill mifepristone will remain unchanged through at least Friday after the Supreme Court extended its brief pause until the end of the workweek. Justice Samuel Alito, who handles emergency requests from the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, announced the move in a brief order, extending the administrative pause until Friday at…

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#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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#Supreme Court faces urgent test in abortion pill battle

#Supreme Court faces urgent test in abortion pill battle

The Supreme Court will face its first test in the battle over abortion pills, after the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday asked it to pause a ruling set to take effect this weekend that would significantly hamper the availability of mifepristone.  A late Wednesday night federal appeals court ruling on the widely used abortion…

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