Democrats Don’t Want Voters to Get Too Excited About the Supreme Court’s Abortion Pill Ruling

“I’m delighted,” Democratic Rep. Kathy Manning said. “But let’s not fool ourselves.”

Elizabeth Warren
“The very fact that it made it all the way to the United States Supreme Court tells us both how determined Republicans are to take away access to abortion,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren said of anti-abortion groups’ attempt to restrict access to abortion pills. J. Scott Applewhite/AP

Democrats were thrilled to see the Supreme Court reject a bid to limit access to a widely used abortion pill, but their primary message to voters is one of caution.

Voters shouldn’t let Republicans off the hook just because the conservative justices gave abortion rights advocates a win based on a legal technicality, Democratic lawmakers tell NOTUS.

“This whole case was nuts from the beginning, and yet it was pursued by Republicans who are trying anything to try to shut down access to abortion,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren said. “The very fact that it made it all the way to the United States Supreme Court tells us both how determined Republicans are to take away access to abortion and how much the Trump courts are willing to play along with it.”