US supreme court delays decision on abortion pill restrictions until Friday

Justices are expected to issue order in case from anti-abortion group seeking to roll back approval of mifepristone

The supreme court on Wednesday briefly extended an order keeping the abortion drug mifepristone widely available, as the justices weigh a lower court’s decision to impose restrictions that would sharply limit access to the most common method of ending pregnancies.

Justice Samuel Alito issued the order on Wednesday, in effect preserving the status quo until midnight on Friday.

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