Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Supreme Court Hears Oral ArgumentsToday On Abortion Pill Restrictions

 The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments today in two related cases-- FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine and Danco Laboratories, LLC v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine.  At issue is the FDA's actions in 2016 and 2021 regarding the administration and distribution of the abortion pill mifepristone. (See prior posting.) Links to briefs and pleadings in the cases can be found on the SCOTUSblog case pages (Danco, Alliance).  Live audio broadcast of the arguments beginning at 10:00 AM EDT can be accessed here. SCOTUS blog has further background on the issues being argued today. This posting will be updated to link to the transcript and recording of the arguments when they become available later today.

UPDATE: Here is a link to the transcript and audio of this morning's oral arguments. NBC News reports on the oral arguments.