US Supreme Court allows mifepristone to remain available for now

The US Supreme Court ruled late on Friday 21 April that mifepristone, a drug used in more than half of US abortions, would remain available until a lower court hears oral arguments on 17 May and rules later on the availability of the drug.1President Joe Biden said the Supreme Court’s action prevented a decision “going into effect that would have undermined [the Food and Drug Administration’s] medical judgment and put women’s health at risk . . . Mifepristone remains available and approved for safe and effective use while we continue this fight in the courts. I continue to stand by FDA’s evidence-based approval of mifepristone, and my administration will continue to defend FDA’s independent, expert authority to review, approve, and regulate a wide range of prescription drugs . . . I will continue to fight politically driven attacks on women’s health.”2The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the American…
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