An order Friday night from the Supreme Court has kept the United States’ abortion pill status quo in place for now. The two-drug regimen to induce abortion through the first 10 weeks of pregnancy is still approved, and the drugs in question (mifepristone and misoprostol) are accessible for abortions that are still legal under state laws.
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Packages of Mifepristone tablets are displayed on April 13, 2023. (Photo illustration by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Packages of Mifepristone tablets are displayed on April 13, 2023. (Photo illustration by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)



