"Supreme Court Deliberates Conscience Objections in Mifepristone Abortion Pill Case"
Originally Published 1 year ago — by NBC News
The Supreme Court is considering a challenge to the abortion pill mifepristone, focusing on whether doctors have legal standing to object to treating patients with complications from the drug based on conscience objections. Justices questioned whether the doctors' conscience objections were lacking, as federal law already allows doctors to raise such objections in abortion-related contexts. The court's decision could hinge on whether the doctors can already bring conscience objections, potentially avoiding ruling on the legality of the FDA's decision to lift restrictions on mifepristone. Only two of the seven doctors specifically raised conscience concerns, with the court scrutinizing their objections and the nature of their involvement in abortion procedures.