KFF March 22, 2024
In advance of oral arguments about access to medication abortion before the Supreme Court on March 26, KFF examines how a Court ruling for the plaintiffs would limit access to mifepristone blocking its use in telehealth and distribution through pharmacies, including in states where abortion is legal and protected. In addition, it could potentially weaken the role of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in drug reviews—something the Court has never done before.
As part of its explainer, KFF describes the issues at stake in the outcome of Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine (AHM) v. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and Danco Laboratories LLC v. AHM, and examines the lower court rulings that led to the Supreme Court taking the case,...