Court Ruling Upends Abortion Access in the U.S., and Trump’s New Plan for the Strait of Hormuz
5/4/20268 min
Plus, the complicated legacy of Spirit Airlines.
Here’s what we’re covering:
Supreme Court Asked to Restore Access to Abortion Pill by Mail, by Ann E. Marimow and Pam Belluck
Trump Says U.S. Will Help Stranded Ships Leave Strait of Hormuz, by Zolan Kanno-Youngs, David E. Sanger and Neil MacFarquhar
Spirit Airlines’ Demise Could Help Other Airlines, by Niraj Chokshi
What Happens When A.I. Runs a Store in San Francisco?, by Heather Knight
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[upbeat music] From The New York Times, it's the headlines. I'm Tracy Mumford. Today's Monday, May 4th. Here's what we're covering. A federal appeals court ruling on Friday has upended abortion access in the US and put the issue back in front of the Supreme Court. Here's what to know about the case. It centers on the abortion pill mifepristone. Since 2021, the FDA has allowed medical providers to send that drug through the mail. It made that change at the height of the pandemic when a lot of people couldn't get to the doctor. After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade the next year, telemedicine appointments for abortion pills became even more popular. Patients in states with bans or restrictions on the procedure turned to out-of-state providers. And just in general, nationwide, getting the medication by mail became