mifepristone

The decision involved mifepristone, one of the most common medications used for abortion in Ohio and the U.S.

The availability of the medication, which is used in about half of abortions in Ohio, could be in jeopardy following a federal judge's ruling last week.

Access to mifepristone, a medication that is used in about half of all abortions nationwide, hangs in the balance of two contradictory court rulings. A date with the Supreme Court is all but certain.

The case was the first abortion-related decision faced by the new conservative majority of the U.S. Supreme Court after Justice Amy Coney Barrett was sworn in last year.

Reproductive rights advocates want patients to be allowed to pick up mifepristone at a hospital or clinic. The drug, which was approved 20 years ago, also helps to manage miscarriages for some women.