The Supreme Court may force Trump to take a position on mifepristone | CNN Politics
The return of abortion to the Supreme Court is testing President Donald Trumpâs strategy of avoiding the issue as the anti-abortion advocates grow increasingly frustrated that his administration hasnât done more to crack down on access to mifepristone, the drug approved to terminate pregnancies. By leaving intact a Biden-era regulatory regime that made abortion pills easier to obtain, Trumpâs administration has mostly kept the issue off the political front burner for both parties. But a conservative appeals court threw wrench in that approach Friday, with a ruling that would add limits to access nationwide by requiring in-person doctorâs visits to obtain the pills. The ruling from the US 5th Circuit Court of Appeals is a major win for anti-abortion state officials and advocates who sued the Trump administration to force it to tighten the rules for mifepristone. They argue that allowing the medication to be obtained by online appointments was undermining state laws restricting abortion. Supreme Court temporarily restores ability to receive abortion drug mifepristone by mail If the 6-3 conservative Supreme Court doesnât freeze the ruling, as mifepristone manufacturers are n
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