The Department of Justice announced Thursday that it will ask the Supreme Court to intervene in the legal battle over the abortion pill, requiring an "emergency" measure that at least temporarily guarantees its access to those who want to use it, it said Thursday in a statement. Attorney General Merrick Garland.
The Joe Biden government "strongly disagrees" with the ruling of an appeals court, released late on Wednesday, which temporarily allowed access to the pill but reversed a series of measures by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). , in English) to facilitate its availability.
"We will seek emergency help from the Supreme Court to uphold the FDA's scientific judgment and protect access to safe and effective reproductive care," Garland explained.
The New Orleans-based US Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit avoided suspending the abortion pill mifepristone, as ordered by a Texas trial judge, so the drug can continue to be sold while the legal challenge is settled. against him.
However, it did accept other restrictions imposed, such as
not allowing it to be sent by mail
and requiring up to
three in-person visits
to patients to receive the drug.
A pro-abortion rights protester holds a sign during a rally on May 14, 2022 in Chattanooga, Tennessee.Ben Margot / AP