Joe Biden's administration asks the US Supreme Court to intervene urgently to preserve the status quo on the abortion pill. A federal appeals court ruling Wednesday would have "immense consequences for the pharmaceutical industry, women needing access to the drug, and the FDA's ability to enforce its regulatory authority" The legal saga began last week: a federal judge in Texas, seized by anti-abortion activists, had withdrawn the marketing authorization of mifepristone.
Despite scientific consensus, he considered that it posed risks to women's health.