Posted on 04/21/2023 3:57:28 PM PDT by Coronal
Washington — The Supreme Court on Friday granted a request from the Justice Department to leave in place the Food and Drug Administration's approval of a widely used abortion pill, preserving access to the drug and reinstating a number of steps by the agency that made it easier to obtain while legal proceedings continue.
The decision from the conservative court came in the most significant case involving abortion since it overturned Roe v. Wade less than one year ago, a ruling that threw the legal landscape into chaos and led to near-total bans on abortion in more than 12 states. In addition to granting the Justice Department's request for emergency relief, the Supreme Court also approved a similar request from Danco Laboratories, the maker of the abortion drug mifepristone.
Justice Clarence Thomas said he would have denied the emergency applications, and Justice Samuel Alito dissented from the decision, writing that neither the Justice Department nor Danco have shown they are likely to suffer irreparable harm while the appeals process plays out. Alito authored the majority opinion reversing Roe.
The Biden administration and Danco turned to the Supreme Court in the legal battle over mifepristone after a federal judge in Texas suspended the FDA's 23-year-old approval of the drug on April 7, which would have disrupted access to the medication nationwide, including in states where abortion is legal.
"The district court countermanded a scientific judgment FDA has maintained across five administrations; nullified the approval of a drug that has been safely used by millions of Americans over more than two decades; and upset reliance interests in a healthcare system that depends on the availability of mifepristone as an alternative to surgical abortion for women who choose to lawfully terminate their early pregnancies," the Justice Department wrote to the court.
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Gutless.
Did we really think they would be courageous?
Would it not fall under the jurisdiction of the states
Unborn child killing (and born child killing is not far behind) are as American as apple pie. The Court isn’t going to change that, but it has returned child killing to the states to decide, for which it should be commended.
What exactly is the rationale for wanting to disallow the sale of this drug?
I believe it had to do with the FDA’s approval of the drug, which is a federal matter.
7 TO 2 Justices Alito and Thomas understanding its all out cultural warfare now Kavanaugh, Gorsuch and Barrett hiding under the tables.
This judge’s ruling would curtail mifepristone’s access in the whole US
Do we know :
1. Is this just a procedural ruling, while other legal actions proceed?
2. Are there legal issues having nothing to do with abortion, such as the established procedures for FDA approval of drugs that are involved here?
I know we were supposed to say this is outrageous, because we’re against abortion, but is there more to this ruling than whether you are in favor of or oppose abortion?
I don’t know the answer to these questions I noted here which is why I’m asking. And the point being this ruling today may well not be the last word on this subject.
Completely safe and effective....for these babies....right, FDA/SCOTUS???
😡
Kind of a Pontius Pilate move, although its better than endorsing and approving it.
It overrules the TX judge and allows the lawsuits to continue and the drug is legal/available while the court cases work their way thru the courts.
Ironically, they said ‘we’ couldn’t use hydroxychloroquine or ivermectin ‘off-label’ to treat SARS-CoV-2 and save life, but the left sees fit to do just that with the other drug making headlines, Misoprostol, to TAKE life.
Abortion is a winning issue for democrats. And the main reason red wave failed in mid-terms. Young Americans who rarely bother to vote came out to vote in record numbers...for the Rat party.
So...you’re saying that the SCOTUS is election interfering?
Not sure the point of your post, as it relates to this thread.
Exactly.
And, ironically.....they’ll kill grandma, or, babies....one way, or, another....their goal is to kill.
NO sanctity of life, for these leftist minions.
Trump’s three picks, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh and Barrett might as well been picked by Jeb Bush
Thanks for info.
Why do you say that, considering those three voted to overturn Roe versus Wade?
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