Justice Alito temporarily extends abortion drug access while considering Supreme Court case

The US Supreme Court Justice, Samuel Alito, has extended a hold on a lower court ruling that would have imposed restrictions on access to an abortion drug, granting the justices more time to consider the case. Parts of the ruling from US District Court Judge Matthew Kacsmryk that restricted access to the drug were set to go into effect Saturday at 1 am ET. Alito has jurisdiction over the federal appeals court involved in the case and was able to issue the order. The case, which is the most important abortion-related dispute since the justices overturned Roe v. Wade last term, concerns the scope of the FDA’s authority to regulate a drug used in the majority of abortions in states that still allow the procedure. Alito issued a so-called administrative stay on the ruling while the high court considers an emergency appeal filed by the Biden administration and the manufacturer of the drug, mifepristone. The move does not reflect the final disposition of the case.

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