{"id":2124286,"date":"2023-12-13T17:30:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T22:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-agrees-to-hear-mail-order-abortion-case\/"},"modified":"2023-12-13T17:32:14","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T22:32:14","slug":"supreme-court-agrees-to-hear-mail-order-abortion-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-agrees-to-hear-mail-order-abortion-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Supreme Court to review mail-order abortion case"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsupreme-court-agrees-to-hear-mail-order-abortion-case%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2124286&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Supreme Court to Consider Major Abortion Case Involving Availability of\u200b Abortion Pills<\/h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/supreme-court\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Supreme Court<\/a> made an exciting announcement on Wednesday, revealing that it \u2063will be taking on a significant case\u200b concerning the availability of abortion pills. This marks the court&#8217;s first major\u200c abortion case since overturning <em>Roe vs. Wade<\/em> last year.<\/p>\n<p>The case revolves around the question of whether\u2062 mifepristone, the most commonly used medication for abortion,\u2064 can be prescribed through telemedicine and delivered to women via mail.<\/p>\n<p>The high court will be hearing two consolidated cases that pit the Alliance for \u2062Hippocratic Medicine, a\u200b group of doctors and individuals \u2064who oppose abortion,\u200b against the Food and \u2062Drug Administration (FDA) and Danco Laboratories,\u200d the manufacturer of mifepristone.<\/p>\n<p>While a date for oral\u200d arguments has yet\u2062 to be announced,\u2063 it is expected that\u2062 the court will issue \u200ca\u2062 ruling on\u200b the case next \u200csummer.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration requested the Supreme Court \u200cto consider the abortion pill case after a \u2064federal appeals court\u200b panel issued \u2064a ruling that restricted \u2062access to mifepristone.<\/p>\n<p>The case originated when the Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine filed a lawsuit claiming that the FDA&#8217;s initial approval of mifepristone in 2000 was unlawful.<\/p>\n<p>The case eventually made its way to\u200b the Fifth Circuit, which\u200b ruled in favor of the FDA&#8217;s approval\u2062 of mifepristone. However, the court reintroduced certain \u200crestrictions on the\u2064 abortion pill that had been eliminated in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to 2016, mifepristone could only be prescribed by a \u2062doctor and\u2062 obtained in person, requiring patients to visit a doctor three times for the medication abortion.<\/p>\n<p>If the Fifth Circuit&#8217;s ruling were to take effect, women \u2064would no\u2062 longer have the option to receive a \u200dprescription for abortion pills\u200b through telemedicine or have\u200c mifepristone delivered by mail.<\/p>\n<p>Early on, \u2064the Justice Department intervened in the case, urging the Supreme Court to maintain the availability of mifepristone while\u2062 the case is ongoing, \u200ca request that the high court granted.<\/p>\n<p>The court also\u2064 declined a request from the anti-abortion group to review \u200dthe \u2064merits of the FDA&#8217;s original approval of mifepristone. This\u200d indicates that the court will likely focus solely on whether the additional restrictions should remain in place.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK\u200b HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Alliance Defending\u2063 Freedom represents the anti-abortion group in this \u200dcase.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Guttmacher \u2062Institute, which supports abortion, medication abortions account for\u200b over half of\u2064 all abortions in \u2063the\u200b U.S.<\/p>\n<p>In\u200d 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention \u2064(CDC)\u2064 reported \u2064over \u2063620,000 abortions across 47\u200b states and the District\u2062 of\u2063 Columbia. However, the Guttmacher Institute estimates the national total \u200dto be significantly higher, surpassing 930,000 abortions for\u200c the same year.<\/p>\n<p>According to\u200b a June Associated Press poll, only half of Americans support legal abortion after 15 weeks, which is around the\u2064 beginning of\u2062 the second trimester.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What are the arguments made by proponents of remote access \u200bto mifepristone, and why do they believe it is\u200d a matter of reproductive rights and healthcare equity?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Mifepristone, stating that \u200cit was a \u2062reasonable interpretation of\u2062 the \u200claw. However, a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit later issued a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-trade-commission-review-could-throw-wrench-in-amazon-mgm-merger\/\" title=\"Federal Trade Commission Review Could Throw Wrench in Amazon-MGM Merger\">preliminary injunction blocking<\/a> \u2063the FDA&#8217;s in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/f-d-a-changes-policy-allows-abortion-pills-to-be-sent-through-mail-during-covid-19-pandemic\/\" title=\"F.D.A. Changes Policy, Allows Abortion Pills To Be Sent Through Mail During COVID-19 Pandemic\">-person dispensing requirement<\/a> for mifepristone during the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>Now, the Supreme Court \u200bwill have the final\u200c say on this matter. The central issue at hand is whether mifepristone can be prescribed and dispensed via telemedicine and\u2064 mail, without the\u2064 need for \u200can\u2062 in-person visit to a healthcare provider. Proponents argue that this remote access\u2063 would greatly increase the availability \u200bof abortion services, particularly \u2062in \u200brural\u200b areas where access to clinics is limited. They believe that it is a \u200dmatter of reproductive rights and healthcare equity.<\/p>\n<p>Opponents, on the other\u2063 hand, argue \u200dthat\u2062 there are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/columbia-university-temporarily-shuts-down-due-to-protests\/\" title=\"Columbia University closes temporarily amid protests.\">significant safety\u200b concerns<\/a> associated with remote prescribing and mailing of abortion pills. They believe that \u200bthe FDA&#8217;s in-person\u200b dispensing requirement ensures proper screening\u2063 and monitoring of the patient&#8217;s health during the abortion\u2062 process. They also argue that relaxing \u200cthese requirements could increase the risk of complications and \u2063adverse effects.<\/p>\n<p>The Supreme Court&#8217;s decision in\u200b this case will have far-reaching implications for reproductive rights and access to abortion services\u200c in the United States. \u200cIf the court upholds the FDA&#8217;s in-person dispensing requirement, it could severely limit the\u200b availability of\u2062 mifepristone and \u200dmake it more difficult for\u2063 women to access abortion services. \u2063On \u2064the other hand, if the \u200bcourt rules in\u2063 favor of remote prescribing\u2064 and mailing of abortion pills, \u200bit could significantly expand access to abortion services and empower women\u2062 to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-drops-plan-to-track-chinese-communist-influence-in-american-schools-report\/\" title=\"Biden Drops Plan To Track Chinese Communist Influence In American Schools: Report\">make informed choices<\/a> about their reproductive health.<\/p>\n<p>It is worth noting that this case comes\u200d at a\u200d time\u2064 when several states have passed\u2062 restrictive abortion laws, with the intention of challenging the landmark Roe v. Wade decision. These laws, known as &#8220;heartbeat bills,&#8221; ban most abortions after \u2063a fetal \u200dheartbeat is detected,\u2062 which can be as early as six\u2063 weeks into pregnancy. If the Supreme Court were\u200d to uphold these laws \u200dwhile also restricting access to abortion pills, it could effectively undermine the \u2062right to abortion established by Roe v. Wade.<\/p>\n<p>The Supreme\u200b Court&#8217;s decision in this case will\u2062 undoubtedly be closely watched and highly anticipated by both supporters and opponents of \u2062abortion rights. It has the potential to shape the \u2063future of reproductive healthcare in the United States and will have lasting consequences for\u200d women\u200b across the country. As the\u2063 court prepares\u2063 to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/major-abortion-groups-assemble-file-lawsuit-over-unthinkable-texas-law-allowing-americans-to-sue-abortion-clinics-doctors\/\" title=\"Major Abortion Groups Assemble, File Lawsuit Over \u2018Unthinkable\u2019 Texas Law Allowing Americans To Sue Abortion Clinics, Doctors\">hear oral arguments<\/a> and\u2063 issue a ruling, the nation waits in anticipation, eager to see how this pivotal case will unfold.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Supreme Court will review a case on abortion pill availability, marking its first major abortion case since overturning Roe vs. Wade. The case focuses on telemedicine prescription and mail delivery of mifepristone, the primary medication for abortions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":107,"featured_media":2124287,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2124286","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2124286","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/107"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2124286"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2124286\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2124287"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2124286"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2124286"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2124286"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}