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  "path": "/2026/05/14/medication-abortion-supreme-court-mifepristone-midterms/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-14T16:48:36.000Z",
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  "tags": [
    "Health",
    "Justice & Law",
    "National",
    "2026 Elections",
    "Abortion Access",
    "Abortion Pills",
    "Comstock Act",
    "Dobbs v. Jackson",
    "Donald Trump and the Trump Administration",
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    "Medication Abortion Is Back Before the Supreme Court, and the Stakes Are National",
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  "textContent": "The mifepristone case that has landed on the Supreme Court’s shadow docket is the new face of conservative efforts to impose a nationwide ban on abortion.\n\nIt’s possible that the Court is close and needs a little more time to reach a decision. There has been some thought it might set the case for argument on the merits as early as next month, or more realistically, next term, and decide it on the merits quickly, at least as courts count time.\n\nBut given the political weight of the issue in a midterm election year, the Court could also return to its history with mifepristone: kicking the can down the road. That’s what they did when the Texas case, _Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA_ , came before it in June 2024, deciding that the plaintiffs lacked standing and dismissing the case, instead of ruling on the substantive issue.\n\nThe post Medication Abortion Is Back Before the Supreme Court, and the Stakes Are National appeared first on Ms. Magazine.",
  "title": "Medication Abortion Is Back Before the Supreme Court, and the Stakes Are National"
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