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Post by Admin on Jan 22, 2023 19:10:16 GMT
Rallies are being held across the United States to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the Roe v Wade ruling which guaranteed abortion rights under the constitution.
The landmark decision was overturned by the Supreme Court earlier this year.
Vice President Kamala Harris spoke to crowds in Florida's capital Tallahassee - a state where activists fear abortion rights will be restricted still further.
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Post by Admin on Apr 22, 2023 21:42:46 GMT
The justices are keeping the abortion drug mifepristone available while the case plays out in court.
Democratic lawmakers have come together in support of the Supreme Court order that paused a lower court ruling Friday that would have restricted access to the the common abortion pill mifepristone.
The Supreme Court sided with the Biden administration Friday in a brief order that will hold back a Texas federal judge’s ruling that the Federal Drug and Food Administration (FDA) approval of the drug mifepristone was unsafely rushed and should be restricted. This decision made by the Supreme Court is a temporary victory for the Biden administration, allowing the FDA to maintain its authority on drug approvals.
President Biden and Democrats have now united to celebrate the Supreme Court victory, saying that the repercussions of the Texas ruling would question the FDA’s authority while restricting medical care to women.
Many Democrats pointed out that mifepristone has been a safe and effective drug since it was made available on the market in 2000 after a four-year approval process. Several also hailed the Supreme Court’s order on Friday as the “right decision,” but said more work needs to be down to codify access to the abortion pill.
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) tweeted Friday that FDA experts’ judgement should not be replaced with a judges’ “rulings that have no basis in science or law.”
“Today’s ruling by the Supreme Court is the right decision for millions of women nationwide. But it is only temporary,” Pelosi tweeted. “The fight to protect women’s health freedom is not over yet. As this case proceeds, Democrats will never stop fighting to ensure access to this vital medication.”
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