[ad_1] A majority of the Supreme Court seemed inclined on Tuesday to reject a bid to sharply limit access to abortion pills. During about 90 minutes of argument, most of the justices seemed doubtful that the plaintiffs, who do not prescribe abortion pills or regularly treat abortion patients, even had standing to bring the challenge.… Continue reading Key Takeaways From Supreme Court Arguments on Abortion Pill Access
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Abortion Pill Dispute Centers on Central Question: Who Can Sue?
[ad_1] The future of access to abortion pills may turn on a basic legal question: Who has a right to bring a lawsuit? Among the anti-abortion doctors involved in the case before the Supreme Court seeking to restrict availability of the pill is Dr. Christina Francis, who leads one of the anti-abortion groups suing the… Continue reading Abortion Pill Dispute Centers on Central Question: Who Can Sue?
Appeals Court Upholds Abortion Pill Restrictions
[ad_1] A federal appeals court panel said Wednesday that it would impose restrictions on the abortion pill mifepristone that would prevent the drug from being prescribed by telemedicine or dispensed through the mail. But the decision — the latest development in a closely watched lawsuit filed by abortion opponents seeking to block access to abortion… Continue reading Appeals Court Upholds Abortion Pill Restrictions
FDA Approves First Pill for Postpartum Depression
[ad_1] The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the first pill for postpartum depression, a milestone considered likely to increase recognition and treatment of a debilitating condition that afflicts about a half-million women in the United States every year. Clinical trial data show the pill works quickly, beginning to ease depression in as little… Continue reading FDA Approves First Pill for Postpartum Depression