The United States Supreme Court on Friday temporarily stayed a lower court decision that imposed restrictions on access to the abortion pill.
The suspension is in effect until Wednesday and is intended to allow the parties to present their arguments, the Supreme Court said, after being urged to issue an urgent ruling by the US administration to prevent the previous decision from taking effect as of of Saturday.
At the origin of the legal battle is the decision, last week, of a Texas trial judge known for his ultra-conservative positions, who withdrew the authorization of mifepristone given in 2000 by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Administration).
After the federal government appealed, an appeals court ruled Wednesday that the abortion pill mifepristone can still be used for now, but reduced the period of pregnancy in which it can be taken and said it cannot be distributed by mail, invalidating partially Texas law. judge’s sentence.
The federal court limited the use of mifepristone to seven weeks of pregnancy instead of 10.
This legal battle is the latest in a series of obstacles to abortion rights in the United States.
Source: TSF
