Listen, the Supreme Court justices didn't seem overly enthusiastic about the concept of limiting the FDA's ability to approve new drugs during the hearing, whether for abortion or otherwise. Reportedly Justice Alito was the only justice who was openly receptive to the plaintiff's restrictive argument.

But a lot of the news speculation afterwards was about a "narrow ruling" that unites most of the bench together... and we know that's code for "we're going to halt or reverse the FDA on abortion medicine but not other drugs." Which means the GOP would still be restricting our rights through the courts in a way they could never restrict them with legislation in Congress.

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When we talk about the GOP using the courts to get around legislatures, John, this is one of the best recent examples .  

MAGA Republicans couldn't pass any restrictions on the FDA or the use of mifepristone in Congress, so they started a federal court case against its use in Texas, where they knew they had a bunch of Trump-appointed judges.

Then the decision in Texas was appealed to a federal appeals court, where severe new restrictions were just placed on the medication and on the FDA in a majority decision written by judges appointed by George W. Bush and Donald Trump.

Now this case -- which "seeks to remove abortion pills entirely from the market" -- was heard in the Supreme Court for the final word on these severe restrictions.

And before you think this is just about abortion rights, think about the precedent these cases are setting: The result is "calling into question the F.D.A.’s regulatory authority over other drugs."

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