The justice department says it will immediately appeal to the supreme court following an appeals court ruling that the abortion pill mifepristone can remain available in the US but will be subject to significant restrictions. The appeals court decision came after a lower court ruling on Friday last week by district court judge Matthew Kacsmaryk that suspended FDA authorisation of mifepristone, first granted in 2000, entirely. Pro-choice advocates in the US reacted with fury earlier on Thursday at the ruling from the fifth circuit, questioning its scientific basis. The emergency stay is meant to remain in place until the fifth circuit can hear the Biden administration’s appeal against Kacsmaryk’s order more fully. “The fifth circuit doesn’t consist of scientists.

Source: The Guardian April 13, 2023 20:23 UTC