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SCOTUS takes on the abortion pill

Anti-abortion activists hold signs calling for the Supreme Court justices to "affirm the decision of Federal District Court Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk who suspended the Food and Drug Administration's approval of Mifepristone," in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, U.S., April 21, 2023.

Anti-abortion activists hold signs calling for the Supreme Court justices to "affirm the decision of Federal District Court Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk who suspended the Food and Drug Administration's approval of Mifepristone," in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, U.S., April 21, 2023.

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Willis Sparks
By Willis SparksDecember 13, 2023
Willis Sparks
Willis Sparks is a senior editor for GZERO Daily. He is also a Director in the Global Macro practice at Eurasia Group, where he has worked since 2005. He has made speeches on international politics on every continent except Antarctica. Willis holds degrees from Brown University, the Juilliard School, Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs, and the Institut d'Etudes Politiques in Paris. He also holds an honorary degree from the Moscow Art Theatre School. A native of Macon, Georgia, Willis has worked as a stuntman at New York's Metropolitan Opera. As a child, he declined an opportunity to spend an afternoon riding the Great American Scream Machine, a rollercoaster, with Ronald McDonald, for money. He has never regretted that decision.
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The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments over legal challenges to the availability of mifepristone, a pill used in about half of all abortions provided in the United States.

The Federal Drug Administration approved the drug for use two decades ago, but in November 2022, a group of anti-abortion medical organizations filed a lawsuit claiming the FDA had no legal right to do that. A ruling is expected by the end of June.

It’s hard to imagine an upcoming Supreme Court ruling with greater election-year political impact. Democrats know that a majority of independent US voters favor legal access to abortion. In addition, young voters, whose support will be crucial for President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign, strongly favor abortion access and have voted in the past to protect it.

Politically, any landmark ruling on abortion is a win for Biden and Democrats, who believe this issue motivates their voter base to turn out on Election Day. Republicans hope the election is decided on questions like inflation and immigration where their messaging is more broadly popular.

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