Will the Supreme Court Make a Ruling About Mail Order Abortion? by Russell Shaw

The Supreme Court is expected soon to decide—indeed, may have decided by the time you read this—whether to let stand or review a lower court decision clamping down on mail order abortion. The focal point of the dispute is the widely used abortion drug mifepristone.

Mifepristone is used in more than half of all U.S. abortions. The drug causes abortion by breaking down the lining of a pregnant woman’s uterus.

Seeking review of a 5^th U.S. Court decision imposing restrictions on the drug are the Food and Drug Administration, the U.S. Department of Justice and Danco Laboratories, its manufacturer. …