Wary Supreme Court voices skepticism about abortion pill case
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court of the United States heard its biggest abortion case since it overturned Roe v. Wade two years ago. And for the most part, the justices appeared skeptical that they should even be hearing the case at all.
In one of the most high-profile cases of what has become a blockbuster Supreme Court term, the justices are being asked to review a lower court ruling restricting access to mifepristone, a pill used in almost two-thirds of abortions.
At least compared with the case two years ago, Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, the stakes appear lower. However the court rules, mifepristone is going to stay on the market. The ruling likewise won’t affect the spectrum of state laws around the country regulating, or banning, abortions.
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