The 5th Circuit ruling was only the latest step in what has turned into a months long legal drama over access to the abortion pill mifepristone.
Author: John Fritze and Christine Fernando, USA TODAY
Abortion pill: Supreme Court sides with the Biden administration, halts restrictions on mifepristone
The Supreme Court sided with the Biden administration over restrictions on a common abortion pill that has taken on added significance after it overruled Roe v. Wade.
Abortion pill: Supreme Court pauses for a second time action on mifepristone restrictions
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s latest order put the abortion pill cases on pause until midnight on Friday.
Abortion pill: Justice Alito pauses mifepristone restrictions as Supreme Court weighs appeal
The mifepristone appeal marks the most significant abortion dispute to reach the Supreme Court since a 5-4 majority last year overturned Roe v. Wade.
Federal appeals court revives FDA approval of mifepristone but allows some restrictions to stand
The fate of mifepristone, a common abortion pill approved by the FDA some 23 years ago, may ultimately be decided by the Supreme Court.