3 Questions
What did the US Supreme Court do regarding new restrictions on a widely used abortion pill?
They granted emergency requests by the Justice Department and the pill's manufacturer.
Who publicly dissented from the decision to defend broad access to the drug?
Conservative Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito
What is the Biden administration seeking to defend in the face of mounting abortion bans and restrictions?
The availability of mifepristone
Study Notes
- The US Supreme Court has blocked new restrictions on a widely used abortion pill.
- The decision was welcomed by President Joe Biden as his administration defends broad access to the drug.
- The emergency requests were granted by the Justice Department and the pill's manufacturer Danco Laboratories.
- The preliminary injunction issued by a US District Judge in Texas would have greatly limited the availability of mifepristone.
- The judge's order was issued in a challenge by anti-abortion groups to the pill's federal regulatory approval.
- Mifepristone remains available and approved for safe and effective use.
- Conservative Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito publicly dissented from the decision.
- Alito wrote that the administration and Danco did not show that they were likely to suffer "irreparable harm."
- Biden's administration is seeking to defend mifepristone in the face of mounting abortion bans and restrictions.
- This comes after the Supreme Court overturned the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that had legalized the procedure nationwide.
Test your knowledge on the recent US Supreme Court decision to block new restrictions on a widely used abortion pill, mifepristone. This quiz will cover the details of the preliminary injunction issued by a US District Judge in Texas and the challenges faced by the Biden administration in defending broad access to the drug. Learn about the dissenting opinions of Conservative Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito and the mounting abortion bans and restrictions faced by the administration. Put your knowledge to the test and stay informed on this
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