WASHINGTON(December 13, 2023)—The Supreme Court announced that it will hear and decide the case whether to limit access to a key abortion drug this term. Mifepristone was approved by the FDA more than 20 years ago and is used in more than half of all abortions in the United States. The pick up of this case re-opens the polarizing issue of reproductive rights.
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Sara Rosenbaum is a J.D. and Professor Emerita, Health Law and Policy at the George Washington University Law School and The Milken Institute School of Public Health. Rosenbaum is an expert in issues of health justice, and health care for medically underserved populations. She is a nationally recognized for her work on national health reform.
Sonia Suter is The Henry St. George Tucker III Dean’s Research Professor of Law; the Kahan Family Research Professor of Law; and Founding Director, Health Law Initiative at the George Washington University Law School. Suter is an expert in the intersection of law, medicine and bioethics with a particular focus on reproductive rights, emerging reproductive technologies, and ethical and legal issues in genetics.
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