The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday sidestepped what could have been its first look at medication abortions by dismissing a confrontation over an Oklahoma law restricting the use of drugs to terminate pregnancies. But the justices are unlikely to avoid re-entering the abortion arena this term.
The justices, without comment, issued an order dismissing Cline v. Center for Reproductive Justice as “improvidently granted.” The order leaves in place a ruling by the Oklahoma Supreme Court striking down the state law as an undue burden on a woman’s right to choose to have an abortion.
