US Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Case , That Could Impact Nationwide , Abortion Pill Access.br On December 13, the United States Supreme Court br agreed to hear arguments in a case regarding br the most widely-used abortion pill in the nation.br 'The Guardian' reports that it will be the first br time the highest court hears an abortion rights br case since overturning Roe v. Wade in 2022.br The case could determine the future of access to br the pill and the Federal Drug Administration's br authority to regulate a number of medications.br Last year, the Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, br a group of anti-abortion organizations and br doctors, filed a federal lawsuit against the FDA.br The lawsuit accuses the agency of overstepping br its authority by approving mifepristone, one of two br drugs commonly used in abortions, in 2000.br In April, a federal judge in Texas suspended br the FDA's approval of mifepristone and br had the medication pulled from the market.br In August, the U.S. Court of Appeals for br the Fifth Circuit ruled that the FDA should br significantly restrict access to mifepristone. .br In response, the Biden administration and Danco br Laboratories, the manufacturer of mifepristone, br called on the Supreme Court to hear the case.br In response, the Biden administration and Danco br Laboratories, the manufacturer of mifepristone, br called on the Supreme Court to hear the case.br The Supreme Court paused lower-court rulings until justices br issue a judgement, resulting in mifepristone remaining br widely available in states where abortions are legal.br The Supreme Court paused lower-court rulings until justices br issue a judgement, resulting in mifepristone remaining br widely available in states where abortions are legal.br However, 'The Guardian' reports that the outcome br of the case would impact all 50 states, br including those with protected abortion rights.