Washington, DC — Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement:

Mifepristone is a medication that has been used for decades as a form of reproductive health care. It is safe and effective and today the Supreme Court affirmed that abortion medication remains accessible to women across the nation. 

Today’s decision is a victory for reproductive freedom, but this case should never have been heard. Extreme MAGA Republican attempts to undermine the FDA – an independent scientific body – are unconscionable and unacceptable. These extreme, right-wing attempts to weaponize our judicial system must be crushed with the fierce urgency of now. 

House Democrats will continue to fight until reproductive freedom is the law of the land. We will not let the extremists win. 

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