The Latest | The US Supreme Court rules to preserve access to the abortion pill mifepristone

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled unanimously to preserve access to mifepristone, the drug most commonly used in medication abortions. The nine justices found that abortion opponents lacked the legal right to sue over the Food and Drug Administration's approval of the medication and its subsequent actions to ease restrictions on its access. Thursday's ruling is the court’s first abortion decision since conservative justices overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. The case had threatened to restrict access to mifepristone across the country, including in states where abortion remains legal. Abortion is banned at all stages of pregnancy in 14 states, and after about six weeks of pregnancy in three others, often before women realize they’re pregnant.