Americans will still be able to buy an abortion pill after the US Supreme Court threw out a bid by campaign groups to restrict access to it. The decision was made by the same court that two years ago overturned Roe v Wade - which had previously given women rights to terminate a pregnancy. The drug - mifepristone - was first approved by the Food and Drug Administration in September 2000 for medical termination up to seven weeks into pregnancy, extended to 10 weeks in 2016.
US District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk broadly sided with them in a 2023 decision that would have effectively pulled the pill off the market. Read more on Sky News:What's changed since Roe v Wade decision was overturned? However, after the FDA appealed, the New Orleans-based 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals did not go as far as Kacsmaryk but still ruled against its move to widen access to the pill. This decision was placed on hold pending the Supreme Court's review.