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The Supreme Court delayed any action until Friday evening to decide whether women seeking access to a widely used abortion pill would face additional restrictions while a court case plays out. The new abortion controversy comes less than a year after the Supreme Court's conservative majority overturned Roe v. Wade and allowed more than a dozen states to effectively ban abortion outright. For more on this closely watched ruling, FRANCE 24 is joined by Eric Lisann, Lawyer, Legal Analyst and Former US Federal Prosecutor.
The US Supreme Court is leaving women's access to a widely used abortion pill untouched until at least Friday, while the justices consider whether to allow restrictions on the drug mifepristone to take effect. The court is dealing with a new abortion controversy less than a year after its conservative majority overturned Roe v. Wade and allowed more than a dozen states to effectively ban abortion outright. For more, FRANCE 24 is joined by Eric Lisann, Lawyer, Legal Analyst and Former US Federal Prosecutor.
The US Supreme Court is expected to deliver a ruling Wednesday over tough new restrictions on the widely used abortion pill mifepristone ordered by a Texas judge last week. The drug in question is used in around half of the abortions carried out in the country today and is widely viewed as the safest, most effective method of abortion in the first 10 weeks of pregnancy.
Scotland's First Minister and leader of the SNP, Nicola Sturgeon, reacts to the UK Supreme Court ruling against her parliament's unilateral right to call an independence referendum, saying the next general election is "both the first and most obvious opportunity to seek...a de-facto referendum". Sturgeon, speaking shortly after the court delivered its ruling, also says "we must, and we will, find another democratic, lawful and constitutional means by which the Scottish people can express their will." SOUNDBITE
Director-general of the World Health Organization, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, reaffirms the WHO's support for women's "right to choose when it comes to their bodies and health, full stop." His comments come in the wake of a June 24 US Supreme Court decision revoking the constitutional right to abortion.
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