Several states, including Massachusetts, began stockpiling the drug after a federal court ruling in Texas blocked the FDA’s approval of mifepristone in April 2023. Last June, the Supreme Court dismissed that case based on legal standing, preserving access for now.
The site was launched in 2022 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as part of a public awareness campaign.
Gov. Phil Murphy (D) said his state will begin stockpiling mifepristone “in light of the anti-choice policies supported by” Republican majorities in Congress.
After abortion opponents and doctors failed in their case to have the drug restricted — the Supreme Court ruled they lacked standing — Idaho, Kansas, and Missouri stepped in. Meanwhile, other states are making moves to protect reproductive rights.
An incoming new president and state legislative sessions ramping up are likely to bring more changes to abortion policy across the U.S., which is still settling after the seismic shift in 2022 when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and opened the door to state bans.
In the days following President-elect Donald Trump’s win last November, a national abortion-assistance hotline was being inundated with calls. “They were confused about whether abortion was even still legal in the country,
Donald Trump inauguration ceremony will pave the way for the Republican President to take bold MAGA decisions.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - During his four years as president, Democrat Joe Biden experienced a sustained series of defeats at the U.S. Supreme Court, whose ascendant conservative majority blew holes in his agenda and dashed precedents long cherished by American liberals.
Days before President-elect Donald Trump takes the oath of office Monday, an immigrants rights organization held the first of what will be weekly meetings to educate thousands of people on their rights should the mass deportations begin,
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Mark Zuckerberg has been caught in an awkward moment with the fiancee of Jeff Bezos with a split-second camera shot appearing to show him looking down her top. Zuckerberg was one of a handful of billionaires to attend Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday, local time, and was seated next to journalist Lauren Sanchez.