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The Supreme Court said Wednesday it will consider whether to restrict access to a widely used abortion drug — even in states where the procedure is still allowed.

The case concerns the drug mifepristone that — when coupled with another drug — is one of the most common abortion methods in the United States.

The decision means the conservative-leaning court will again wade into the abortion debate after overturning Roe v. Wade last year, altering the landscape of abortion rights nationwide and triggering more than half the states to outlaw or severely restrict the procedure.

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[–] JustZ -4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's not at all how the law works. There are millions of federal statutes and regulations, all of which need interpretation.

Also, the Constitution does talk about health and welfare and interstate commerce powers.

[–] Brokkr 45 points 1 year ago (3 children)

The Supreme Court is supposed to rule on the constitutuonality of laws passed by the legislature. The court has no power to make laws.

Making a decision about the legality of medication is judicial overreach. That power is granted to congress alone, unless they have delegated some of that power to the executive branch (such as through the FDA).

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

The Supreme Court has no authority to "rule" on the constitutionality of laws. They took that power for themselves (Marbury v Madison) and nobody called them on it. They've now decided that the constitution isn't comprehensive and they must also consider the customs and traditions of the nation (and even before) when they come to a decision. Dangerous times.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Making a decision about the legality of medication is judicial overreach.

That isn't whats happening. What's going on is that the FDA is being challenged that it didn't follow it's own process on approving the relaxation of rules regarding the prescribing and dispensing of Mifepristone. If SCOTUS rules that they didn't follow their process mifepristone will still be available but will return to being harder to get...at least until it DOES follow its own process.

[–] JustZ 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

That's a rightwing lie about what the Court is supposed to do. The high court may rule on appeals from the state's highest court's decision and any federal court's decision. Virtually all modern First Amendment freedom is ”courtmade law,” likewise for the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Fourteenth. Miranda rights are "court made," exclusionary rule.

Conservatives love it too. They love them some court made "government contractor defense," in which the originalst textualist Justoce Scalia extended the federal government's sovereign immunity to defense contractors based on no statute or constitution.

Scotus isn't being called to pass upon the legality of medication, it is being called to pass upon the legality of the federal substantive and procedural due process given to stakeholders in the administrative rulemaking process. It's very much a constitutional issue, insomuch as due process, notice, and comment, are prerequisites to Constitutional due process. Sort of seems like you don't know what you're talking about.

[–] Brokkr 3 points 1 year ago

Originally, I thought you were a troll, but I think you are sincere. It seems that we largely agree on what the court is supposed to do. However, I think you may have misunderstood my statements and the role of the Supreme Court.

Granted, I'm not a Con Law scholar, so I might be wrong. So if you have a hobbyist interest like I do, I'd suggest two podcasts: Opening Arguments, and "What Can Trump Teach Us About Con Law". Both are well researched, entertaining, and informative.