FDA Undermines Dobbs Ruling Saying States Can Protect Babies From Abortions

When the Supreme Court decided Dobbs v. Jackson, Americans were told a simple story: abortion policy would return to the states. Whatever one’s moral view, the constitutional logic was clear. States would once again be allowed to regulate abortion according to their own laws, voters, and medical standards.

That promise now looks increasingly hollow.

In practice, federal agencies still control the most consequential part of abortion policy: access. And through inaction, delay, and litigation strategy...