A case in the Supreme Court is currently going on about a pill called mifepristone that is used to treat early pregnancy and loss. There has been a lot of conflict surrounding this pill because it is used with another pill to have abortions early in pregnancy.
People in the United States have been very concerned about abortion, and there have been many cases trying to fight the procedure’s legality, especially in states that want to ban it totally. What the Supreme Court says about this pill could change how easy it is for people in this country to get an abortion and how easy it is for the FDA to let us get one.
Several doctors who are against abortion have joined forces to take this case to court so that this pill can’t be sold. It could change how drugs are prescribed, made, and controlled, though, if the doctors win this trial.
“I am terrified,” said Juan Hincapie-Castillo, an assistant professor of epidemiology at the University of North Carolina and a researcher on drug policy. This case changes everything about how things could go from now on.
The FDA allowed mifepristone more than twenty years ago, but only after strict conditions were met. For example, the patient had to be less than seven weeks pregnant, it had to be prescribed in person with follow-ups, and there was a better way to report risks.
The pill has been shown to work and be helpful in the past. However, since Roe v. Wade was overturned and the courts ruled in their favor, this case is now before the Supreme Court. This has led a lot of people to say that the rules about drugs should be based on science, not politics. This is what led to this case.
A lot of people are also worried about the FDA’s medical and scientific choices. If this case goes through and the judge sides with the doctor, it could lead other people to sue just because they don’t like a drug, even if there aren’t any real medical or scientific reasons for it.
