Supreme Court Asked by Biden DOJ to Uphold Abortion-Pill Access

  • Administration appeals ruling that would bar mail-order pills
  • Case could draw Supreme Court back into polarizing issue

The US Supreme Court building in Washington, DC.

Photographer: Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg
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The Biden administration asked the US Supreme Court to uphold broad access to a widely used abortion pill, seeking a review of a ruling that would bar mail-order prescriptions and require in-person doctor visits.

The appeal, along with a similar petition filed Friday by the drug’s manufacturer, could draw the high court back into one of the nation’s most bitterly contested and politically potent issues, setting up a ruling next year in the middle of the presidential campaign.