How the Supreme Court’s abortion pill ruling affects Missouri and Illinois

A ruling released Thursday by the U.S. Supreme Court maintains access to the pill mifepristone, a federally approved medication that in the United States is commonly used with another pill, misoprostol, to terminate pregnancies.

The court ruled that the challengers to the pill’s Food and Drug Administration approval did not have standing to bring their suit. For patients in Missouri and Illinois, that means nothing has changed with regard to access to abortion. However, advocates for and against abortion rights said that Thursday’s decision will not be the end of attempts to outlaw abortion procedures.