The Supreme Court will decide the fate of the abortion pill—right before the presidential election

The MoJo Daily newsletter, Monday through Friday. [View in browser]( [Mother Jones Daily Newsletter](     December 13, 2023 The most common way to terminate a pregnancy is now in the hands of the Supreme Court. As my colleague Sophie Hayssen wrote today, the high court's announcement that it will [decide the fate of mifepristone]( could dramatically affect access to the pill and have major implications for the Food and Drug Administration's regulatory authority. To understand the stakes, it might help to return to [the April 2023 ruling]( that set much of the current battle in motion. My colleague Pema Levy said it best: That ruling, written by [Trump appointee Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk,]( was filled with "illogical thinking, bizarre word games, ignored context, and unscientific findings." It also echoed language commonly used by anti-abortion activists. The Supreme Court is likely to rule on the case next summer, just a few months before the presidential election. Will conservative justices rule in favor of maintaining access to the abortion pill as an 11th-hour effort to ([falsely]() portray the Republican Party as moderate on reproductive rights? Will they say screw it and eliminate access anyway? It's anyone's guess. Whichever way the court rules, the facts remain: The GOP has always been and will remain staunchly hostile to abortion rights—and [countless pregnant people, just like Kate Cox, are forced to endure cruelty](. —Inae Oh Advertisement [Special Holiday Deals at CREDO Mobile]( [Top Story] [Top Story]( [The Sarasota School Board Wants Bridget Ziegler to Resign. She’s Not Budging.]( The board's resolution "has no teeth." BY KIERA BUTLER MOJO MUST-READS BY DANIEL SCHULMAN   The Money Kings: The Epic Story of the Jewish Immigrants Who Transformed Wall Street and Shaped Modern America The incredible saga of the German-Jewish immigrants—with now familiar names like Goldman and Sachs, Kuhn and Loeb, Warburg and Schiff, Lehman and Seligman—who profoundly influenced the rise of modern finance (and so much more), from Mother Jones Deputy DC Bureau Chief and New York Times best-selling author Daniel Schulman. [Get The Money Kings here.]( [Trending] [Supreme Court to take on the biggest abortion case since Dobbs]( BY SOPHIE HAYSSEN   [Tesla issues a recall of more than 2 million vehicles due to safety concerns]( BY ARIANNA COGHILL   [We’re in an epidemic of right-wing terror. Won’t someone tell the press?]( BY RICK PERLSTEIN   [Harsh immigration policies affect students' academic performance]( BY ISABELA DIAS Advertisement [Special Holiday Deals at CREDO Mobile]( [Special Feature] [Special Feature]( [The West is running out of water. We're wasting what's left.]( A special investigation into how failed policy has put the Colorado River basin—and the water supply of one in five Americans—in great peril. MOTHER JONES [Fiercely Independent] Support from readers allows Mother Jones to do journalism that doesn't just follow the pack. [Donate]( Did you enjoy this newsletter? Help us out by [forwarding]( it to a friend or sharing it on [Facebook]( and [Twitter](. [Mother Jones]( [Donate]( [Donate Monthly]( [Subscribe]( This message was sent to {EMAIL}. To change the messages you receive from us, you can [edit your email preferences]( or [unsubscribe from all mailings.]( For advertising opportunities see our online [media kit.]( Were you forwarded this email? [Sign up for Mother Jones' newsletters today.]( [www.MotherJones.com]( PO Box 8539, Big Sandy, TX 75755