The Supreme Court has ruled to allow mifepristone to be prescribed as a lower court continues an appeal on its FDA approval. But what's to come?
After the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to maintain access the abortion pill mifepristone, physicians will be able to keep prescribing the drug as a lower court case on its FDA approval moves through the judicial process. Government lawyers have argued that the FDA followed all of the proper laws and steps in its decision-making process when the drug was approved over 20 years ago, in 2000.
The lower court case will examine various scientific evidence to determine if the original FDA approval was sound. Some of those studies considered by a judge in the case have been called into question, as some appeared not to be peer reviewed. Attorneys may argue to a judge about mifepristone's multiple off-label uses as well. For example, the drug has shown very promising results in treating polycystic ovarian syndrome, according to a study published by the National Library of Medicine. This current legal battle comes less than a year after the High Court reversed Roe v. Wade, and now abortion is banned in about a dozen states. Reproductive rights proponents worry about the risk these battles pose to the public.
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