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OAN Geraldyn Berry
UPDATED 6:03 PM \u2013 Friday, April 21, 2023<\/p>\n

The Supreme Court ordered on Friday that mifepristone should remain broadly available<\/a> as litigation plays out in a lower court.<\/p>\n

The high court\u2019s decision followed a last-minute application by the Justice Department to halt decisions by lower courts that would severely restrict access to the drug, even in certain places where abortion is still allowed. The ruling barred patients from being able to get the drug through the mail among other restrictions.<\/p>\n

Mifepristone, used in combination with another drug, is the most common method to terminate a pregnancy in the U.S., accounting for about half of all abortions.<\/p>\n

The Supreme Court\u2019s ruling, according to President Joe Biden<\/a>, maintains mifepristone\u2019s accessibility to women and FDA approval for use in early pregnancy termination. In the current legal dispute before the 5^{th<\/sup> Circuit Court of Appeals, Biden promised that his administration will fight to defend access to mifepristone.<\/p>\n}

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Let me say this:
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I’ll continue to fight\u00a0attacks on women\u2019s health.\u00a0The\u00a0American people must\u00a0also\u00a0continue to use their vote as their voice and elect a Congress\u00a0that\u00a0will\u00a0restore the\u00a0protections of\u00a0Roe v Wade.<\/p>\n
\u2014 President Biden (@POTUS) April 21, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n