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The majority of justices appeared skeptical that an anti-abortion doctors association had the ability to sue to block the distribution of mifepristone.
The findings stand in stark opposition to arguments from the anti-abortion movement.
The widely used abortion pill is still available as usual while the suit plays out.
The letter comes just a month after the Food and Drug Administration said abortion pills can be offered at retail pharmacies.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Abortion is set to become illegal in at least 22 states now that Roe v. Wade has fallen — and people seeking care will have to go somewhere.
The legislation is unlikely to pass, but Sen. Tina Smith told HuffPost that the safe, effective abortion method is “a very important thing to be protecting right now.”
Abortion pills are safe, effective and under threat if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade.
Months after the state enacted a six-week abortion ban, another bill went into effect largely cutting off Texans' remaining access to abortion care.
Republican Gov. Kristi Noem's order restricting the safe, effective pill is the latest in a wave of red states trying to make abortions dangerous.
“People who need an abortion cannot delay care and should not needlessly risk coronavirus exposure,” the senators wrote to the Food and Drug Administration.