黑料吃瓜网鈥檚 attorney general says the U.S. Supreme Court鈥檚 ruling Thursday to preserve access to mifepristone is a big victory for abortion rights, but that optimism is tempered for now.
The state鈥檚 law for people in 黑料吃瓜网 to get abortion care, including mifepristone, but the federal case threatened that. The medication is regularly used to end a pregnancy, including people having a miscarriage.
Attorney General William Tong was among the 24 attorneys general who this year defending access to mifepristone.
Since the ruling, he expressed concern about additional attacks on abortion rights, including anti-abortion advocates bringing forward new plaintiffs.
鈥淭his case is not over,鈥� Tong said in an interview. 鈥淭hey are going to stop at nothing to get a national ban on abortion. And they鈥檙e going to keep going.鈥�
The high court is separately considering the legality of , which only allows doctors to perform abortions if the patient鈥檚 life is at risk.
The World Health Organization outlines abortion care as
Last year, Tong issued to clear up ambiguity for the right to access abortion in 黑料吃瓜网. That included the ability to be prescribed mifepristone or have it insured by Medicaid 鈥� guidance which he says is 鈥渦nchanged鈥� by the federal opinion.
Tong said that鈥檚 a 鈥渇irewall鈥� designed to make abortion even safer and more accessible in the state.
鈥淧atients are less free, and less safe, than they were before the Dobbs decision,鈥� Tong said. 鈥淪o we're not fine. And we need to make sure that 黑料吃瓜网 is there to protect the civil rights of everybody.鈥�
This is the Supreme Court鈥檚 first abortion ruling two years ago. Abortion has been legal in 黑料吃瓜网 since 1990. People in the state up to 24 weeks, or if a pregnant person鈥檚 health or life is in danger.
The Associated Press contributed reporting.
