Legal and Political Turmoil Surrounds Abortion Pill Ruling.

The Biden administration is privately promising liberal groups that it will wage a fierce legal battle to preserve access to abortion medication, while also developing contingency plans in case those efforts fall short. Federal health officials have been developing contingency plans for months, according to a former Food and Drug Administration employee. The suspension of mifepristone will take effect by Saturday if it is not paused by a higher court, potentially confronting the White House with a mushrooming legal and political crisis within days. Democratic leaders have recognized the potency of abortion rights for the party, especially after the recent victory of Janet Protasiewicz, an outspoken supporter of abortion rights, in Wisconsin’s consequential state Supreme Court race.