Is Friday Last Day To Access Medication Abortions? Up To SCOTUS
United States Supreme Court Justices pose for their official portrait at the East Conference Room of the Supreme Court building on October 7, 2022 in Washington, DC. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
United States Supreme Court Justices pose for their official portrait at the East Conference Room of the Supreme Court building on October 7, 2022 in Washington, DC.
Alex Wong/Getty ImagesThe Supreme Court has three options: send the fight over mifepristone — a drug used for over half of U.S. abortions — back to a lower court, take the case up in this summer or fall, or allow the ban to go into effect.
After granting themselves more time to decide, justices have a deadline of midnight tomorrow to decide.
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