We're back with some breaking news from the Supreme Court
this morning.
The High Court just moments ago agreeing to hear arguments
about whether the most commonly used abortion pill should still
be easily accessible.
Let's bring in NBC News senior legal correspondent Laura Jarrett.
So, Laura, a lower courts decision on this issue still
on hold?
What happens next? Yes, and because it's on hold,
access to the pill today is the same as it
was months ago.
And remember all the twists and turns we've been following
from this case since it all started back in April.
And for a while there,
it was a little bit confusing about what was happening
because it was this quarter and that quarter.
But the Supreme Court said,
let's put a pause on all of that.
Let's let the case go through the normal process.
And it's now reached its doorstep.
And today the justice has agreed to take up the
case,
which means they're going to hear all argument.
They'll take consideration of it.
And then we probably won't see a decision until June.
That's when we usually see sort of the hot button
decisions drop.
And I would expect this one would be just like
that.
And just so people have a sense of what is
at stake here,
it's not about just access to the pool entirely,
It's about all the ways that the FDA actually made
it easier to get the pills.
So getting it by mail during COVID was a big
one.
Not having to go to a doctor's appointment three times
was a big one.
And so if in fact,
the court keeps that lower court's order in place,
if the Supreme Court agrees with that lower court,
then it will be harder to access the pill.
You will still be able to get it.
It will just be much,
much harder. OK, that is one that could affect millions
of the most commonly used pill in the country.
And not just for what people think of as the
stereotypical abortion,
but people who are even going through miscarriages and other
health issues that required all of that kind of.
Abortion pill. Thank you very much,
Laura James.