Justice Neil Gorsuch is not pleased with judges setting nationwide policy. But how common is it?

Washington — When the Supreme Court heard arguments in two high-stakes, separate cases last month, Justice Neil Gorsuch raised concerns about how both disputes arrived at the court. The cases — one involving the Biden administration’s communications with social media companies and the other, the accessibility of a commonly used abortion pill — landed before … Read more

What is the Comstock Act of 1873 and how is it tied to abortion pill case?

On Thursday, the Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that could reinstate restrictions on the abortion pill mifepristone, the first time abortion rights returned to the justices since the court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. During the arguments, conservative justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito repeatedly invoked the Comstock Act. What is the … Read more

US Supreme Court Hears Case on Access to Abortion Pill

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a case that could significantly restrict access to the drug mifepristone, which is used in medication abortions. Deana Mitchell has our story. Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the … Read more

Democrat Bush calls to repeal ‘zombie statute’ raised in abortion pill case

Democratic Rep. Cori Bush (Mo.) called for the Comstock Act to be repealed following the Supreme Court’s oral arguments over mifepristone Tuesday, calling the 1873 bill a “zombie statute.” The Supreme Court heard arguments from the federal government and Christian legal advocacy group Alliance Defending Freedom over the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) actions to … Read more

Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Medicated Abortion Restriction

The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments Tuesday on access to the medication mifepristone, which was used in nearly two-thirds of the country’s abortions last year. This is the court’s first abortion case since it overturned the constitutional right to an abortion two years ago, after which many Republican-led states banned or restricted abortion access. … Read more

CVS, Walgreens Stores to Start Dispensing Abortion Pill Mifepristone

The drugstore chains CVS Health and Walgreens plan to start dispensing an abortion pill in a few states within weeks. CVS Health will start filling prescriptions for mifepristone in Rhode Island and neighboring Massachusetts “in the weeks ahead,” spokeswoman Amy Thibault said Friday. Walgreens will begin dispensing the medication within a week, spokesman Fraser Engerman … Read more