Surprise!…
Abortion pills have become an important way to get around some states efforts to limit abortion…..
Trump HAS expressed support for abortion acccess in the past….
The Trump administration asked a federal judge on Monday to dismiss a lawsuit that seeks to sharply restrict access to the abortion pill mifepristone — taking the same position as the Biden administration in a closely watched case that has major implications for abortion access.
The court filing by the Justice Department is striking, given that President Trump and a number of officials in his administration have forcefully opposed abortion rights. Mr. Trump often boasts that he appointed three of the Supreme Court justices who voted in 2022 to overturn Roe v. Wade, which had guaranteed the national right to abortion. And so far in his second term, his administration has taken steps to curtail programs that support reproductive health.
The filing is the first time the Trump administration has weighed in on the lawsuit, which seeks to reverse numerous regulatory changes that the Food and Drug Administration made over the past decade that greatly expanded access to mifepristone.
The Trump administration’s request makes no mention of the merits of the case, which have not yet been considered by the courts. Rather, echoing the argument that the Biden administration made shortly before Mr. Trump took office, the court filing asserts that the case does not meet the legal standard to be heard in the federal district court in which it was filed….
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Voters in Kansas, one of the other plaintiffs in the case, endorsed abortion rights in 2022, a year when Democrats made strong gains in Congress partly because of a backlash against Republicans over abortion. During the presidential campaign, Mr. Trump tried to adjust to the changing political winds on the issue, sometimes taking positions that frustrated social conservatives.
Ms. Ziegler said Monday’s court filing might reflect a desire to be politically cautious on abortion, possibly until the 2026 midterm elections.
“I think he thinks that doing anything bold on mifepristone could backfire politically,” she said. “But he has a lot of anti-abortion voters who are not only hoping that he will do something on mifepristone but are still expecting that he will.”…
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