"Supreme Court's Abortion Pill Case: Navigating the Endgame and Zombie Laws"

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In the FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine case, anti-abortion doctors are seeking the right to refuse treatment to any patient who doesn't meet their moral standards, even for emergency care, based on fear of "complicity" in abortion. This extreme argument, now before the Supreme Court, aims to ban the abortion pill nationwide or impose draconian restrictions. The case reveals a transformation of "complicity" from a shield for religious dissenters to a sword for ideologues, threatening access to basic healthcare. The plaintiffs' stance prioritizes the unborn over the lives of adults and could have far-reaching consequences for patient care.
- The anti-abortion endgame Erin Hawley admitted to the Supreme Court. Slate
- Justices Barrett and Kavanaugh overturned Roe v. Wade. Why they may save access to the abortion pill CNN
- The Stakes in the Supreme Court's Abortion Pill Case KQED
- The fear of going too far: Takeaways from the Supreme Court’s biggest abortion case since Dobbs POLITICO
- Supreme Court justices Thomas and Alito want to use a ‘zombie law' to restrict abortion MSNBC
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