18 Apr 2023

US: Abortion drug could go, more mass shootings put pressure

From Nine To Noon, 9:45 am on 18 April 2023

US correspondent Ron Elving joins Kathryn to talk about why all eyes are on the Supreme Court, as it weighs whether to rule immediately on the mifepristone abortion drug issue or push it out till later in the year.

There's been another week of mass shootings with multiple victims, as the Senate returns - but at less than full strength - amid pressure over guns and abortion hit a new crescendo.

Ron Elving is Senior Editor and Correspondent on the Washington Desk for NPR News.

(FILES) In this file photo taken on May 8, 2020 courtesy of Plan C shows a combination pack of mifepristone (L) and misoprostol tablets, two medicines used together, also called the abortion pill. - A conservative federal judge in the state of Texas halted US approval of the abortion pill mifepristone on Friday, but paused implementation for a week to give federal authorities time to appeal. (Photo by Handout / PLAN C / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / Elisa Wells / PLAN C" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

A conservative federal judge in the state of Texas halted US approval of the abortion pill mifepristone on Friday, but paused implementation for a week to give federal authorities time to appeal. Photo: HANDOUT / AFP