US Supreme Court Temporarily Extends Access To Abortion Drug

The US Supreme Court is facing the most significant abortion-related dispute since Roe v. Wade was overturned last summer.

Justices are considering a lower court ruling that would place restrictions on access to an abortion drug and a decision could come this week.

Numerous abortion rights rallies were held over the weekend. These protests come days after a Texas Judge suspended the FDA's decades-old approval of an abortion pill.

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito extended a lower court's hold on the ruling at least until Wednesday night to allow the justices to fully examine the issue.

Alito issued a so-called administrative stay on the ruling while the high court considers an emergency appeal filed by the Biden administration and a manufacturer of the drug, mifepristone. The move does not reflect the final disposition of the case.

Alito issued the order because he has jurisdiction over the federal appeals court involved in the case.