On March 26, the United States Supreme Court heard arguments in a case against the sale of medication abortion, a drug named mifepristone. Just weeks earlier, drug stores such as Walgreens and CVS announced they would start carrying the pill, which is the first medication in the two-step medication abortion protocol.
Nearly two-thirds of all abortions in the U.S. last year were medication abortions—a procedure that remains legal in 36 states. Will the nation’s highest court, which overturned the constitutional right to an abortion two years ago with its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, now do away with access to the abortion pill as well?
Jess Braverman, legal director of Gender Justice, helped answer that question in a conversation with YES! Senior Editor Sonali Kolhatkar on YES! Presents: Rising Up With Sonali.