Biden’s Supreme Court abortion wins could be short-lived

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court this month handed President Biden a pair of wins on abortion rights — but they could be short-lived.

The court made two major decisions about abortion that preserved or expanded access to reproductive health care for now, but teed up an even sharper debate about reproductive rights that will play out in November’s elections.

In one case, the court tossed out a suit seeking to limit access to the abortion pill mifepristone. In the other, the court allowed emergency abortions in Idaho. But lower courts are continuing to weigh both issues, and they could ultimately wind their way back to the Supreme Court after appeals, though that isn’t likely to happen before November.

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