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Eight Key Points to Consider as the US Supreme Court Weighs in on Medication Abortion [1]

['Guttmacher Institute']

Date: 2024-03-07 12:25:23-07:00

Almost two years after the US Supreme Court made the decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the Court will hear another major case on March 26 that could reshape the abortion access landscape. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is a groundless lawsuit brought by abortion opponents in an attempt to overturn the FDA’s approval of one of the two drugs used for medication abortion.

The plaintiffs’ case—which is based on unsound science and misinformation—could dramatically reduce access to mifepristone, which is used in the most common medication abortion regimen in the United States. Access to mifepristone remains unchanged until the Supreme Court issues a decision, but the stakes are high.

Whether you’ve been following this case since the beginning or are new to the issue, here are eight key points to know about the case and its potential impact.

Only One Reasonable Path Forward for the US Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has only one reasonable option in this case—honor the FDA’s evidence-based decisions on mifepristone and preserve access to medication abortion without any medically unnecessary restrictions. Anti-abortion activists’ endgame was never solely to overturn Roe—it has always been to ban all abortions nationwide. Restricting medication abortion is part of that larger strategy.

With 14 states enforcing total abortion bans and many more restricting access in other ways, it is important to remember that these attacks on bodily autonomy consistently fall the hardest on people and communities with few financial resources and those marginalized by systemic racism. As the Supreme Court considers the facts about mifepristone’s safety and efficacy, maintaining full access to this critical drug is the only tenable outcome.

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