'Basic safeguards' or 'baseless attack'? Activists react to 5th Circuit abortion pill ruling

By Samantha Kamman, Christian Post Reporter
Pro-abortion and pro-life demonstrators gather outside of the U.S. Supreme Court on May 02, 2022, in Washington, D.C. In an initial draft majority opinion obtained by Politico, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito allegedly wrote that the cases Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood of Southeastern v. Casey should be overruled.
Pro-abortion and pro-life demonstrators gather outside of the U.S. Supreme Court on May 02, 2022, in Washington, D.C. In an initial draft majority opinion obtained by Politico, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito allegedly wrote that the cases Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood of Southeastern v. Casey should be overruled. | Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

Center for Reproductive Rights 

The global legal advocacy group for abortion condemned the 5th Circuit’s ruling in a Friday statement, describing the pre-2016 safeguards reinstated by the ruling as “burdensome.” The Center for Reproductive Rights bemoaned that if the restrictions are allowed to take effect, then it could be harder for women to obtain abortion pills.

“This appeals court decision sets up a showdown at the Supreme Court over baseless attacks on medication abortion, which has been a lifeline since the high court reversed Roe last year,” President and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights Nancy Northup stated.

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“This order, if allowed to take effect, could jeopardize the FDA’s entire scientific system of drug approvals and would leave patients panicked and confused about their health and safety.”

Samantha Kamman is a reporter for The Christian Post. She can be reached at: samantha.kamman@christianpost.com. Follow her on Twitter: @Samantha_Kamman

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