Johnson Interviewed for New Republic Article on Mifepristone’s Status

Erin Johnson, PhD(c) (2018 cohort), did an interview recently about some of her abortion volunteer work. The story came out on April 27, 2023 at the New Republic website:

Confused About Mifepristone’s Status? That’s Exactly What Republicans Want

While the Supreme Court temporarily preserved access to the abortion pill, these constant switches make it harder for those seeking abortion, as well as their providers.

^{Melissa Gira Grant/

April 27, 2023}

Headlines announced the Supreme Court’s ruling on a case challenging the accessibility of mifepristone last week as if the court was affirming abortion access. “Supreme Court Ensures, for Now, Broad Access to Abortion Pill,” read one. “Supreme Court’s move on abortion pill in line with majority of Americans,” proclaimed another, referring correctly to polls showing that most Americans oppose medication abortion bans.

In reality, it was just a procedural ruling: By reversing two lower court decisions that would have restricted access to mifepristone before an outcome in the case, the justices merely said that mail-order mifepristone cannot be prohibited while the court case is still being fought out. It could be months, years, before we get an indication of where the justices really stand on this case, which is likely to land in the Supreme Court’s lap as the appeals process plays out. Meanwhile, abortion services are getting harder and harder to access, as thousands of people seeking an abortion and those helping them—often with only a small or even an all-volunteer staff—try to make sense of these legal shifts.

Continue reading at: https://newrepublic.com/article/172239/confused-mifepristones-status-thats-exactly-republicans-want

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Johnson Interviewed for New Republic Article on Mifepristone’s Status

Confused About Mifepristone’s Status? That’s Exactly What Republicans Want

While the Supreme Court temporarily preserved access to the abortion pill, these constant switches make it harder for those seeking abortion, as well as their providers.