The US Supreme Court has further delayed ruling on access to a common abortion pill pending legal appeals over its use

They have set a new deadline of this Friday, so the abortion pill will remain available until then

Mifepristone is one part of a two-pill regimen used by millions of women in the US to end pregnancies

Its long-standing approval by US medical authorities was overturned by a federal judge in Texas last month

US President Joe Biden's administration asked the Supreme Court to pause that decision pending an appeal

The country's top court last summer ended the nationwide right to terminate a pregnancy