The future of the abortion pill in the United States will be decided before the Supreme Court. The government's decision comes after a conservative judge decided to withdraw his marketing authorization last week.
A panel of three judges based in the conservative South set strict conditions for the distribution of mifepristone. Three visits to the doctor, an authorization limited to the first seven weeks of pregnancy, a ban on sending the pill by mail... combined with another pill, is used for more than half of abortions in the US.