TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Apr 14, 2023

The U.S. Supreme Court has paused a ruling from the federal Fifth Court of Appeals that would have restricted access to the abortion pill mifepristone. The Hill reports that an order from Justice Samuel Alito will keep the status quo in place until at least midnight Wednesday while the full court considers the Biden administration’s request for a stay. The appellate court this week imposed new limits on the drug in response to changes the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) made in 2016 to increase access, but put on hold a lower court’s decision to suspend the FDA’s approval of the drug. Without the Supreme Court’s intervention, the changes would have taken effect tomorrow. Oral arguments before the appellate court are set for May 17.