Zombie Abortion Pill Lawsuit Undermines Trump’s Backpedaling
The former president is trying to soften his image on abortion. A case that won’t go away is a reminder of just how extreme a second presidency could be.
The man who ended Roe.
Photographer: Hannah Beier/BloombergA renewed attack on medication abortion is threatening nationwide access to mifepristone, one of two drugs used to terminate a pregnancy. The new legal filing, from state attorneys general in Idaho, Kansas and Missouri, poses a direct threat to mail-order delivery of the drug. It’s a last-minute reminder of what’s at stake for women’s health in this year’s election — in which voting has already begun.
If this sounds eerily familiar, it’s for good reason. The Supreme Court in June rejected an earlier version of the case, filed by a group of Texas doctors, based on standing, meaning they were not harmed by the drug and had no grounds to sue. Normally, the case would then be dismissed by the lower courts, following the high court’s guidance, explains David Cohen, a law professor at Drexel University.