The United States Supreme Court on Friday blocked new restrictions set by lower courts on the abortion pill. US President Joe Biden welcomed the decision of the top court as his administration defends broad access to the drug in the latest legal battle over reproductive rights in the US.
In a brief order, the justices granted emergency requests by the Justice Department and the manufacturer of the pill Danco Laboratories to put on hold an April 7 preliminary injunction issued by U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk in Texas, as reported by the news agency Reuters.
The order would have resulted in limited availability of mifepristone while litigation proceeds in a challenge by anti-abortion groups to the pill’s federal regulatory approval. “As a result of the Supreme Court’s stay, mifepristone remains available and approved for safe and effective use while we continue this fight in the courts,” Biden said in a statement issued by the White House, as quoted by Reuters.
