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The Supreme Court said Wednesday it will consider whether to restrict access to a widely used abortion drug — even in states where the procedure is still allowed.

The case concerns the drug mifepristone that — when coupled with another drug — is one of the most common abortion methods in the United States.

The decision means the conservative-leaning court will again wade into the abortion debate after overturning Roe v. Wade last year, altering the landscape of abortion rights nationwide and triggering more than half the states to outlaw or severely restrict the procedure.

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[-] ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world 279 points 10 months ago

I guess it wasn't about states rights, guys.

[-] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 130 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Lol. They've only ever used "states rights" like "small gubberment"; as a means to impose their will on the largest scale they currently hold power. As soon as they gain the upper hand and can impose their will via a higher government (or regulator) — such as imposing their will on local governments via state law, or imposing their will on states via federal law (or the EPA) — they don't give it a second thought.

This is how fascists and authoritarians operate. They lie, because words mean nothing to them but a means to achieve authoritarian rule... They don't stop at the national level either.

[-] ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago
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[-] Pat_Riot@lemmy.today 72 points 10 months ago

State's Rights means slavery. That's all it ever meant.

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[-] SharkEatingBreakfast@sopuli.xyz 137 points 10 months ago

This will eventually extend to birth control.

Just you wait.

[-] killeronthecorner@lemmy.world 49 points 10 months ago

Supreme court: Imaginary babies are still babies

[-] Wahots@pawb.social 26 points 10 months ago

STDs are going to go through the roof. They already are, in part due to deteriorating public infrastructure and shittier sex ed. But this is going to make the quality of life for Americans go down. And increase DOA babies due to congenital syphilis.

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[-] Rapidcreek@reddthat.com 73 points 10 months ago

They brought upon themselves an unusual position of ruling on abortion access even after its conservative majority declared that it would leave that question to the states.

[-] YoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.world 88 points 10 months ago

To which it isn't authorized to rule because that falls to the FDA. They are religious zealots and not qualified to rule on medicine.

[-] Ranvier@sopuli.xyz 49 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

If this is actually successful, expect republicans to begin going after more fda approvals in the courts for things like hiv medications or vaccines. Anything that appeals to their religious zealot base, doesn't matter how many people they harm.

Edit: Didn't think of this originally, and not strictly related to abortion access debate, but the ruling as it stands could allow for pharmaceutical companies to sue each other and try to overturn the approvals of competitors' drugs. It's just such an unfathomably bad ruling on soooooo many levels.

[-] prole@sh.itjust.works 21 points 10 months ago

Not just FDA, all regulating bodies.

[-] Ranvier@sopuli.xyz 18 points 10 months ago

You're right, the more I think about this ruling the worse it gets. The fifth circuit court should be fired...

Out of a canon and into the sun

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[-] prole@sh.itjust.works 13 points 10 months ago

Yeah, people don't really understand the precedent that would be set here.

Chevron deference is extremely important, and the GOP is openly working to "dismantle the administrative state," to use their own words.

[-] snooggums@kbin.social 14 points 10 months ago

That is because the conservative majority are a bunch of hypocritical lying liars.

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[-] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 67 points 10 months ago

The constitution says nothing about this. Which means any ruling is judicial overstep

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[-] KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml 64 points 10 months ago
[-] BigMacHole@lemm.ee 51 points 10 months ago

The Supreme Court, NOT medical professionals, will get to decide what life saving medications YOU get to take! It's a good thing they aren't corrupt and we're appointed on merit without lying!

[-] MaxVoltage@lemmy.world 15 points 10 months ago

go buy plan b while you can guys

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[-] Laughbone@lemmy.world 42 points 10 months ago

Capitalism needs meat for the grinder I guess? Can’t wait to see the court restrict this then let those Purdue pharma fuck heads off the hook for unleashing a plague on humanity .

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[-] ZombieTheZombieCat@lemmy.world 32 points 10 months ago

I thought their whole reason behind repealing Roe v. Wade was about "letting the states decide." Of course that was total bullshit, otherwise this wouldn't even be a question.

[-] queermunist@lemmy.ml 26 points 10 months ago

I suspect the Court is politically savvy enough to avoid making mifepristone illegal right before the election. They'll make a soft open-ended decision that leaves it unrestricted and come back to it in a few years, then make it illegal.

[-] snooggums@kbin.social 29 points 10 months ago

Have you been living under a rock for the last couple of decades? The newest chucklefucks appointed to SCOTUS don't give two shits about appearances and will do whatever they want at any time.

[-] queermunist@lemmy.ml 11 points 10 months ago

They care a lot about appearances, what they don't care about is actual popular opinion or democracy.

[-] EatYouWell@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

If they cared about appearances they'd adopt a code of ethics.

[-] Zombiepirate@lemmy.world 16 points 10 months ago

They did though, right?

One that has no mechanisms of enforcement, which makes it exclusively about appearances.

I think you have a good point though: we shouldn't be surprised when they make another egregious ruling.

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[-] prole@sh.itjust.works 17 points 10 months ago

Why even have regulating bodies? Chevron deference cannot go away. This is how the right continues to "dismantle the administrative state," to use their own words.

This is real bad.

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[-] pinkdrunkenelephants@lemmy.world 14 points 10 months ago

So is anyone gonna organize smuggling of mifepristone before they ban it or what?

[-] CADmonkey@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

I'm sure you'd like to know, officer. /s

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[-] Jaysyn@kbin.social 13 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

By all fucking means, do it, fash.

This lying & fuckery combined with the shit show that just occurred in Texas will give us a Federal trifecta in 2025 & then we will can start impeaching & incarcerating these corrupt & unqualified "justices".

Polling has been proven to be complete garbage since 2019. The GOP have caught the car & they are about to get pulled under the political tire.

[-] FluffyPotato@lemm.ee 12 points 10 months ago

I'm not American so maybe someone can explain this, the way your supreme court works sounds insane to me. Like what power does the US supreme court have that they can just ban drugs? Also what is stopping the states from just ignoring them on decisions like this?

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