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Folks stroll exterior the U.S. Supreme Courtroom in Washington, D.C., on Friday.
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Folks stroll exterior the U.S. Supreme Courtroom in Washington, D.C., on Friday.
Olivier Douliery/AFP through Getty Pictures
The U.S. Supreme Courtroom on Wednesday prolonged till Friday at midnight an administrative keep in an ongoing lower-court combat over the FDA-approved use of the abortion capsule mifepristone.
The announcement kicks the can down the street on what the excessive courtroom will do for one more few days.
Mifepristone is utilized in about half of all abortions nationwide. It has been utilized by hundreds of thousands of girls because it was first accepted in 2000, and main medical organizations say it has a robust security file. The drug can also be generally used to assist handle miscarriages.
Its FDA approval was challenged in a lawsuit final 12 months by a coalition of anti-abortion teams and docs.
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