“This administration will continue to stand by FDA’s independent approval and regulation of mifepristone as safe and effective"
Vice President Harris & White House Press Secretary Jean-Pierre issued separate statements objecting to the U.S. Court of Appeals ruling
Conservative Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas opposed the decision in the 7-2 ruling issued Friday evening
The two-day extension, SCOTUSblog wrote, is "unusual" - likely signaling that discussions among the justices are ongoing
"We want scientific judgment to prevail, not to have any justice substitute their religious ideology or beliefs that are not scientific"
The move by conservative Justice Samuel Alito will give the High Court until April 19 to decide whether those restrictions will be kept
DoJ will "defend the FDA’s scientific judgment and protect Americans’ access to safe and effective reproductive care"
"You’re not talking about just mifepristone,” U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said on CNN
200 pharmaceutical company executives objected to the mifepristone ban by "a federal judge with no scientific training"
Abortion bans in 12 states supersede restrictions on medication while 15 states require medication abortion be provided by a physician
