The Supreme Court will ultimately decide whether mifepristone remains legal after two conflicting rulings. What will happen if this widely used pill is banned?
On this edition of Your Call, we discuss the recent decision by a Trump-appointed Texas judge to overturn the FDA's approval of mifepristone, one of the two medications used in almost 60 percent of abortions in the US. An hour after that decision came down, a Washington state judge barred the FDA from restricting access to the drug in 17 states where Democrats sued to expand access to the pills.
On Monday, the Justice Department appealed the Texas judge’s decision. The government has asked the 5th Circuit judges to keep the order on hold until the appeal is decided. This issue is expected to make its way to the Supreme Court.
Who is taking these pills? What does access look like across the country? And what are the ramifications of a potential ban?