A Cautious Supreme Court Victory

Plog Number 303

A Cautious Supreme Court Victory

     Hello Ploggers, how are you. I am wishing you love,🎶 peace🎶 and 🎶

happiness. Today it is🌞 sunny and warm here and in Ohio we don’t ask for much more than that. My neighbor and I each had🌳 tree removal done and it is an amazing process to observe. These guys really know how to handle heavy equipment and large trees. So the next time it is windy we wont have to worry about tree branches crashing into our houses. Peace of mind is a beautiful thing.

     Yesterday the Supreme Court made a decision on the Mifepristone issue. The lower courts were split on the issue so it rose to the Supreme Court. The drug is used for medically induced abortion and has had FDA approval for more than 20 years. Since the fall of Roe v Wade this drug has come under fire. Also IVF is being halted and targeted. The attack on Women’s rights is in full swing. We, the women are on the losing end of the battle.

     The Supreme Court unanimously agreed that the case lacked Standing and did not decide anything on the merits. Standing means that you as the plaintiff (bringer of the case) have something to lose if the issue is not decided in your favor. In this case Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine was suing the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). It is the FDA who approved Mifepristone some 20 years ago. It has been approved since September 2000. A Texas Judge decided against the use of Mifepristone, while almost simultaneously an Oregon judge ruled in favor of the drug. The high court is not supposed to hear cases based on “Hypothetical” situations because those parties lack standing. But they did hear a case and decided in favor of a Christian baker who wouldn’t design a wedding 🎂 cake for a gay couple. This was based on the Colorado Baker’s religious beliefs. The baker had already refused the customer and was suing for future purposes. That sure sounds hypothetical to me.

     So the merits of this Mifepristone case have not even been heard. They are still out there undecided. If we learned anything from the overturn of Roe it is that the Conservatives will ⏰wait it out and play the long game in order to achieve their goals. I am not particularly comforted by the decision. No prejudice has attached and if the requirements are met, the case can be heard at a later time. With the current😕 compensation of the court I have an😒 uneasy feeling about the future use of Mifepritone. I have an even worse feeling about the rights that my daughter and granddaughters will have in their lifetime. RECLAIM!