The Trump administration is defending abortion pill access in court. What?

It may seem a victory to some, but experts worry a win will allow the government to be coy about future attacks

The Trump administration on Monday asked a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit that takes aim at the abortion pill mifepristone - a move that stunned many observers for what seemed a defense of the drug by a president who has overseen the most dramatic rollback of abortion rights in modern US history.

At first blush, it may seem a victory for abortion access - but experts worry that, in reality, the move preserves the administration's ability to play coy about any future plans to attack abortion rights.