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Supreme Court upholds FDA approval of abortion pill, impacting future access depending on election outcome.
Senate blocks bill on IVF protections, showing reproductive rights as a political challenge for Republicans.
Deep dives
Supreme Court Upholds Access to Key Abortion Pill
The Supreme Court unanimously rejected a challenge to the FDA's approval of Mifepristone, a key abortion pill used in over 60% of U.S. abortions. Anti-abortion activists have targeted this pill, especially due to its ability to be mailed into states with restricted abortion laws. The ruling was a victory for abortion rights advocates, but the drug's future access may hinge on the outcome of the presidential election in November.
Republicans Senate Blocks Bill Protecting IVF Access
The Senate blocked a bill aimed at establishing federal protections for in vitro fertilization (IVF), a critical fertility treatment. A recent Alabama ruling declaring frozen embryos as people halted IVF treatments temporarily in the state. The bill failed to advance as most Republicans voted against it, highlighting how reproductive rights issues are a political challenge for the Republicans ahead of the upcoming elections.