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The extraordinary timing of the competing orders revealed the high stakes surrounding the drug nearly a year after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and curtailed access to abortion across the country.

US: access to abortion pill in limbo after conflicting rulings

Access to the most commonly used method of abortion in the U.S. plunged into uncertainty Friday following conflicting court rulings over the legality of the pill mifepristone. 

The extraordinary timing of the competing orders revealed the high stakes surrounding the drug nearly a year after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and curtailed access to abortion across the country.

Access to the most commonly used method of abortion in the U.S. plunged into uncertainty Friday following conflicting court rulings over the legality of the abortion medication mifepristone that has been widely available for more than 20 years.
For now, the drug the Food and Drug Administration approved in 2000 appeared to remain at least immediately available in wake of two separate rulings that were issued just minutes apart by federal judges in Texas and Washington.
U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, a Trump appointee, ordered a hold on federal approval of mifepristone in a decision that overruled decades of scientific approval.
But that decision came at nearly same time that U.S. District Judge Thomas O. Rice, an Obama appointee, essentially ordered the opposite and directed U.S. authorities not to make any changes that would restrict access to the drug in at least 17 states where Democrats sued in an effort to protect availability.
The extraordinary timing of the competing orders revealed the high stakes surrounding the drug nearly a year after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and curtailed access to abortion across the country.
The Justice Department swiftly gave notice it would appeal the Texas ruling and said it was reviewing the decision from Washington.
Abortion providers slammed the Texas ruling, including Whole Woman's Health, which operates six clinics in five states and said it would continue to dispense mifepristone in person and by mail over the next week as they review the rulings.
&ldquo;FDA is under one order that says you can do nothing and another that says in seven days I'm going to require you to vacate the approval of mifepristone,&rdquo; said Glenn Cohen of Harvard Law School.
The abortion drug has been widely used in the U.S. since securing FDA approval and there is essentially no precedent for a lone judge overruling the medical decisions of the Food and Drug Administration. Mifepristone is one of two drugs used for medication abortion in the United States, along with misoprostol, which is also used to treat other medical conditions.
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This is the first US state to ban abortion pills 

The pill, mifepristone, was approved for use by the Food and Drug Administration more than a decade ago and has been legally available for years.

Wyoming on Friday became the first US state to ban the use of abortion pills, the latest salvo in a campaign by conservative-led states to roll back access to abortion.
After signing the ban on abortion pills, Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon appealed to legislators to act further by proposing a total ban on abortion be added to the state constitution and then putting it before voters for approval.
"I believe this question needs to be decided as soon as possible so that the issue of abortion in Wyoming can be finally resolved, and that is best done with a vote of the people," the Republican governor said in a statement.
The Wyoming action comes amid a flurry of activity across the country by anti-abortion groups seeking to win a total ban on abortions following a landmark Supreme Court ruling last year.
Also looming is a ruling in a federal courtroom in Texas, where a judge is expected to decide imminently on a possible national ban on a widely used abortion pill.
The pill, mifepristone, was approved for use by the Food and Drug Administration more than a decade ago and has been legally available for years.
Texas judge Matthew Kacsmaryk could order the abortion pill taken off the market across the country.
Texas legislators are also considering a proposal that would not only ban abortion pills but also require internet service providers in the state to block access to websites where such pills are for sale by mail.
Gordon, the Wyoming governor, said he would not back down in the fight against abortion.
"I believe all life is sacred and that every individual, including the unborn, should be treated with dignity and compassion," Gordon said in a letter Friday evening to the secretary of state.
Since the US Supreme Court last year overturned a 1973 ruling that established abortion as a constitutional right, anti-abortion activists have sought ways to enshrine a ban across the nation.
About 15 states already restrict access to mifepristone by requiring a physician to provide it, according to the Guttmacher Institute, a reproductive health research group.

In a significant blow to the bodily autonomy of women, in June this year the US Supreme Court overturned Roe V Wade, a landmark decision that guaranteed women the constitutional right to abortion. While it was expected, after a draft opinion was leaked in early May, the ruling still sent shockwaves through the country, sparking protests in many places.
On the heels of the controversial order, the Indian Supreme Court last week passed a judgement being hailed as "historic" and "a big step forward" for women's rights. The ruling says that all women, including those unmarried, had equal rights to abortion. Currently, the MTP act states that a woman is well within her rights to terminate a pregnancy by a medical practitioner up to 20 weeks. This can extend to 24 weeks if continuing the pregnancy will cause grievous harm to a woman’s physical or mental health.
Also watch - Supreme Court rules all women entitled to safe, legal abortion
While the verdict is a huge step towards securing the bodily autonomy of women in our country, it also contains another important decision regarding the safety of women. For the first time, and only within the ambit of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, the apex court ruled that the definition of rape must include marital rape. A pregnancy caused by rape is presumed to constitute a grave injury to the mental health of the pregnant woman.
It is this explanation that the Supreme Court used to justify this landmark ruling. A bench led by Justice DY Chandrachud noted that intimate partner violence is a reality that can take the form of rape, and if the MTP act does not recognise marital rape, it would compel 'a woman to give birth to, and raise a child with, a partner who inflicts mental and physical harm upon her.'
Also watch - Explained: the important marital rape ruling in SC abortion verdict 
The judgement also contains noteworthy language increasing the ambit of the MTP Act – the ruling reads that the term ‘women’ includes persons other than cis-gender women. Recognising that transmen, or gender non-conforming persons also need access to safe abortions is an important step towards securing the rights of people belonging to the LGBTQIA+ community in India.
There is no doubt that this is a big step for India, a country that is home to 675 million women – and the progressive nature of this judgement stands in stark contrast to the regressive stance of the United States Supreme Court.
The overturning of Roe V Wade has had landmark ripple effects throughout American society. In many states, women no longer have access to safe abortions. 
The USA is a federal country, so all its states have the right to form their own laws. Roe v. Wade, however, prevented states from making their own laws banning abortion.  . After the ruling was overturned, owing to the federal structure of the country, each state can now take its own call on the matter.  Abortion is now illegal or heavily restricted in at least 15 states. At least eight other states have laws in place that pave the way to ban or severely restrict access to abortion. Performing an abortion is now a felony punishable by up to life in prison in Texas, with only narrow exceptions to save the life of a pregnant patient. According to a study by the Guttmacher Institute, at least 66 clinics across 15 states have stopped providing abortions.  
Also watch - 17 US lawmakers arrested for protesting against abortion ban outside Supreme Court
Pro-life vs Pro-choice. It's a debate that has been a part of US society for decades. In the United States, questions pertaining striking a balance between the rights of the fetus and the mother dominate the debate around abortion. In contrast, India emphasizes a woman’s right to bodily autonomy.  
The differing attitudes between the two countries can also be attributed to their religious differences. In the USA, the religious angle of the abortion debate concerns the complicated and personal question of ‘when does life begin’. According to Catholicism, the majority religion in the US, life begins at conception. In India there exists no singular viewpoint on the conception of life. Strong Catholic beliefs on the conception of life and ‘abortion as a sin’ significantly influence the American abortion debate. However, in India, this moral-legal debate on abortion has never attracted much interest.  
Also watch - US abortion verdict: fined for driving solo in carpool lane, pregnant woman say foetus is passenger 
The law in India is progressive, and a welcome ruling specially in the face of recent global developments. However, as with all other issues, putting in the work between judgements and on-ground action becomes more important now than ever before. Unsafe abortions are the third leading cause of maternal mortality in India, and close to 8 women die from causes related to unsafe abortions each day, according to the United Nations Population Fund. Systemic challenges, attitudes of medical professionals, proper post-abortion care, and access to proper gynecological services in the hinterlands of India are battles that need to still be won, before we can truly celebrate the spirit of this judgement.  

Decoded: The stark contrast between abortion laws in India vs the US

In a significant blow to the bodily autonomy of women, in June this year the US Supreme Court overturned Roe V Wade, a landmark decision that guaranteed women the constitutional right to abortion. While it was expected, after a draft opinion was leaked in early May, the ruling still sent shockwaves through the country, sparking protests in many places.

 

On the heels of the controversial order, the Indian Supreme Court last week passed a judgement being hailed as "historic" and "a big step forward" for women's rights. The ruling says that all women, including those unmarried, had equal rights to abortion. Currently, the MTP act states that a woman is well within her rights to terminate a pregnancy by a medical practitioner up to 20 weeks. This can extend to 24 weeks if continuing the pregnancy will cause grievous harm to a woman’s physical or mental health.

 

While the verdict is a huge step towards securing the bodily autonomy of women in our country, it also contains another important decision regarding the safety of women. For the first time, and only within the ambit of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, the apex court ruled that the definition of rape must include marital rape. A pregnancy caused by rape is presumed to constitute a grave injury to the mental health of the pregnant woman.

 

It is this explanation that the Supreme Court used to justify this landmark ruling. A bench led by Justice DY Chandrachud noted that intimate partner violence is a reality that can take the form of rape, and if the MTP act does not recognise marital rape, it would compel 'a woman to give birth to, and raise a child with, a partner who inflicts mental and physical harm upon her.'

 

The judgement also contains noteworthy language increasing the ambit of the MTP Act – the ruling reads that the term ‘women’ includes persons other than cis-gender women. Recognising that transmen, or gender non-conforming persons also need access to safe abortions is an important step towards securing the rights of people belonging to the LGBTQIA+ community in India.

 

There is no doubt that this is a big step for India, a country that is home to 675 million women – and the progressive nature of this judgement stands in stark contrast to the regressive stance of the United States Supreme Court.

 

The overturning of Roe V Wade has had landmark ripple effects throughout American society. In many states, women no longer have access to safe abortions. 

 

The USA is a federal country, so all its states have the right to form their own laws. Roe v. Wade, however, prevented states from making their own laws banning abortion.  . After the ruling was overturned, owing to the federal structure of the country, each state can now take its own call on the matter.  Abortion is now illegal or heavily restricted in at least 15 states. At least eight other states have laws in place that pave the way to ban or severely restrict access to abortion. Performing an abortion is now a felony punishable by up to life in prison in Texas, with only narrow exceptions to save the life of a pregnant patient. According to a study by the Guttmacher Institute, at least 66 clinics across 15 states have stopped providing abortions.  

 

Pro-life vs Pro-choice. It's a debate that has been a part of US society for decades. In the United States, questions pertaining striking a balance between the rights of the fetus and the mother dominate the debate around abortion. In contrast, India emphasizes a woman’s right to bodily autonomy.  

 

The differing attitudes between the two countries can also be attributed to their religious differences. In the USA, the religious angle of the abortion debate concerns the complicated and personal question of ‘when does life begin’. According to Catholicism, the majority religion in the US, life begins at conception. In India there exists no singular viewpoint on the conception of life. Strong Catholic beliefs on the conception of life and ‘abortion as a sin’ significantly influence the American abortion debate. However, in India, this moral-legal debate on abortion has never attracted much interest.  

 

The law in India is progressive, and a welcome ruling specially in the face of recent global developments. However, as with all other issues, putting in the work between judgements and on-ground action becomes more important now than ever before. Unsafe abortions are the third leading cause of maternal mortality in India, and close to 8 women die from causes related to unsafe abortions each day, according to the United Nations Population Fund. Systemic challenges, attitudes of medical professionals, proper post-abortion care, and access to proper gynecological services in the hinterlands of India are battles that need to still be won, before we can truly celebrate the spirit of this judgement.  

A landmark judgement by SC on the heels of US Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade - what is the contrast between the two countries as far as abortion laws are concerned, and why?&nbsp;

In a significant blow to the bodily autonomy of women, in June this year the US Supreme Court overturned Roe V Wade, a landmark decision that guaranteed women the constitutional right to abortion. While it was expected, after a draft opinion was leaked in early May, the ruling still sent shockwaves through the country, sparking protests in many places.
On the heels of the controversial order, the Indian Supreme Court last week passed a judgement being hailed as "historic" and "a big step forward" for women's rights. The ruling says that all women, including those unmarried, had equal rights to abortion. Currently, the MTP act states that a woman is well within her rights to terminate a pregnancy by a medical practitioner up to 20 weeks. This can extend to 24 weeks if continuing the pregnancy will cause grievous harm to a woman&rsquo;s physical or mental health.
<a href="https://www.editorji.com/india-news/sc-both-married-and-unmarried-women-can-undergo-abortion-till-24-weeks-of-pregnancy-1664431937060">Also watch - Supreme Court rules all women entitled to safe, legal abortion</a>
While the verdict is a huge step towards securing the bodily autonomy of women in our country, it also contains another important decision regarding the safety of women. For the first time, and only within the ambit of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, the apex court ruled that the definition of rape must include marital rape. A pregnancy caused by rape is presumed to constitute a grave injury to the mental health of the pregnant woman.
It is this explanation that the Supreme Court used to justify this landmark ruling. A bench led by Justice DY Chandrachud noted that intimate partner violence is a reality that can take the form of rape, and if the MTP act does not recognise marital rape, it would compel 'a woman to give birth to, and raise a child with, a partner who inflicts mental and physical harm upon her.'
Also watch - <a href="https://www.editorji.com/india-news/explained-the-important-marital-rape-ruling-in-sc-abortion-verdict-1664465585110">Explained: the important marital rape ruling in SC abortion verdict&nbsp;</a>
The judgement also contains noteworthy language increasing the ambit of the MTP Act &ndash; the ruling reads that the term &lsquo;women&rsquo; includes persons other than cis-gender women. Recognising that transmen, or gender non-conforming persons also need access to safe abortions is an important step towards securing the rights of people belonging to the LGBTQIA+ community in India.
There is no doubt that this is a big step for India, a country that is home to 675 million women &ndash; and the progressive nature of this judgement stands in stark contrast to the regressive stance of the United States Supreme Court.
The overturning of Roe V Wade has had landmark ripple effects throughout American society. In many states, women no longer have access to safe abortions.&nbsp;
The USA is a federal country, so all its states have the right to form their own laws. Roe v. Wade, however, prevented states from making their own laws banning abortion. &nbsp;. After the ruling was overturned, owing to the federal structure of the country, each state can now take its own call on the matter. &nbsp;Abortion is now illegal or heavily restricted in at least 15 states. At least eight other states have laws in place that pave the way to ban or severely restrict access to abortion. Performing an abortion is now a felony punishable by up to life in prison in Texas, with only narrow exceptions to save the life of a pregnant patient. According to a study by the Guttmacher Institute, at least 66 clinics across 15 states have stopped providing abortions. &nbsp;
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Pro-life vs Pro-choice. It's a debate that has been a part of US society for decades. In the United States, questions pertaining striking a balance between the rights of the fetus and the mother dominate the debate around abortion. In contrast, India emphasizes a woman&rsquo;s right to bodily autonomy. &nbsp;
The differing attitudes between the two countries can also be attributed to their religious differences. In the USA, the religious angle of the abortion debate concerns the complicated and personal question of &lsquo;when does life begin&rsquo;. According to Catholicism, the majority religion in the US, life begins at conception. In India there exists no singular viewpoint on the conception of life. Strong Catholic beliefs on the conception of life and &lsquo;abortion as a sin&rsquo; significantly influence the American abortion debate. However, in India, this moral-legal debate on abortion has never attracted much interest. &nbsp;
Also watch - <a href="https://www.editorji.com/world-news/us-abortion-verdict-fined-for-driving-solo-in-carpool-lane-pregnant-woman-say-foetus-is-passenger-1657610201758">US abortion verdict: fined for driving solo in carpool lane, pregnant woman say foetus is passenger&nbsp;</a>
The law in India is progressive, and a welcome ruling specially in the face of recent global developments. However, as with all other issues, putting in the work between judgements and on-ground action becomes more important now than ever before. Unsafe abortions are the third leading cause of maternal mortality in India, and close to 8 women die from causes related to unsafe abortions each day, according to the United Nations Population Fund. Systemic challenges, attitudes of medical professionals, proper post-abortion care, and access to proper gynecological services in the hinterlands of India are battles that need to still be won, before we can truly celebrate the spirit of this judgement. &nbsp;

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