The abortion pill will remain legal in the United States.
On Friday, the Supreme Court issued an order halting a federal judge's previous ruling that effectively banned mifepristone, a medication that is used in combination with misoprostol to induce medical abortions. The highest court's order did not offer a written majority opinion, only a dissenting one from Justice Alito, meaning at least five of the nine justices agreed with the opinion. Justice Thomas also noted that he would have denied the application for a stay on the matter.
