The court found that anti-abortion doctors who questioned the FDA’s easing of access the pill did not have legal standing to sue.

TL;DR

SCOTUS tossed it on standing…could still come back.

  • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
    122·
    6 months ago

    Good, because beyond the abortion issue, there are other legitimate uses of mifepristone.

    Apart from its predominant use in medically induced abortions, mifepristone proves valuable in addressing Cushing syndrome and uterine leiomyomas.

    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK557612/

    So making this illegal wouldn’t have only hurt the abortion rights cause, it would basically be a fuck you to anyone with Cushing syndrome.

    • Evilcoleslaw@lemmy.world
      8·
      6 months ago

      To be fair, this was never really about making mifepristone illegal outright. It was mostly about the FDA rules that would allow by mail order without first consulting a doctor. Consulting a doctor for its other uses would allow it to be prescribed for them.

    • Billiam@lemmy.world
      51·
      6 months ago

      it would basically be a fuck you to anyone with Cushing syndrome.

      Given that conservatives hate women, I can’t see how that wouldn’t be another feature-not-bug.