US Supreme Court temporarily blocks curbs on abortion pill
16 April 2023 |
3:13 pm
US Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito temporarily halted a lower court ruling that imposed restrictions on the pill. Abortion rights advocates welcomed the move.
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