{"id":19690,"date":"2024-06-13T13:09:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-13T17:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/?p=19690"},"modified":"2024-06-13T13:09:02","modified_gmt":"2024-06-13T17:09:02","slug":"merkley-supreme-court-decision-temporarily-preserves-mifepristone-access-in-ongoing-fight-for-reproductive-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/merkley-supreme-court-decision-temporarily-preserves-mifepristone-access-in-ongoing-fight-for-reproductive-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Merkley: Supreme Court Decision Temporarily Preserves Mifepristone Access in Ongoing Fight for Reproductive Care"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, D.C. \u2013 Oregon\u2019s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today issued the following statement after the Supreme Court\u2019s unanimous decision in <em>FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine<\/em>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cMifepristone has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) since 2000 and has been used safely and effectively for decades. Today, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that extremist groups trying to block access to this essential medication lacked standing\u2014welcome news that preserves access to mifepristone. This is a win for reproductive freedom across America.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cThis case was pushed by anti-abortion extremists who were ultimately found to have no legal standing to challenge access to this essential medication. While today\u2019s decision did not undermine a federal agency\u2019s science-based approval process, reproductive care remains under attack in states across America, and nothing is stopping other extremists from bringing similar cases before the Court. With Americans\u2019 rights and freedoms at stake, I\u2019ll keep fighting to protect access to the care all people need\u2014including abortion\u2014in Oregon and the rest of the nation.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">###<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, D.C. \u2013 Oregon\u2019s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today issued the following statement after the Supreme Court\u2019s unanimous decision in FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine: \u201cMifepristone has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) since 2000 and has been used safely and effectively for decades. 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