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Justices Alito and Thomas just lent credibility to the Christian right’s attempt to revive the Comstock Act.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday seemed likely to preserve access to a medication that was used in nearly two-thirds of all abortions in the U.S. last year, in the courts first abortion case since conservative justices overturned Roe v. Wade two years ago.

The anti-choice case relies on outlandish legal leaps. And if they can’t win there, they’ll redouble efforts to win the White House

The Guttmacher Institute, a research and policy group based in New York, says medication abortions made up 63% of all abortions in the U.S. in 2023. Experts shared insights on the data.

Those opposed to the womens health procedure cite the law as a reason to roll back a 2021 FDA decision allowing an abortion drug to be sent by mail.

It's a huge relief that the Supreme Court seemed skeptical that an anti-abortion group has the standing in a case that claims the FDA improperly approved mifepristone, one of the two pharmaceuticals used in medication abortions, more than 20 years ago.

The U.S. Supreme Court heard the case about the regulations around mifepristone, one of a two-step regime for abortion medication, on Tuesday. FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine initially questioned last year whether mifepristone could be on the market. The Alliance, with known ties to anti-abortion groups, claimed the FDA erred in its administrative regulations

WASHINGTON, D.C.— The Supreme Court on Tuesday seemed likely to preserve access to a medication that was used in nearly two-thirds of all abortions in the U.S. last year, in

Marilyn Lands won a special election in the deep-red state on Tuesday. The Biden campaign said it should “serve as a major warning sign for Trump”

While the court is likely to protect abortion medication mifepristone, Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas made clear their interest in the Comstock Act.