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AOC and top Senate Democrat say FDA should ignore abortion drug ruling

‘It is up to the Biden administration... to choose whether or not to enforce such a ruling’

The Independent UK · Apr 8, 2023

US access to abortion pill mifepristone in limbo after conflicting judicial rulings

Access to the most commonly used method of abortion in the U.S. plunged into uncertainty Friday following conflicting court rulings over the legality of the abortion medication mifepristone that has been widely available for more than 20 years.

France 24 · Apr 8, 2023

Abortion pill ruling: Texas judge orders hold on FDA approval, but another judge contradicts him

ATLANTA — A federal judge in Texas delivered a major blow to reproductive rights advocates Friday, ordering a hold on the Food and Drug Administration approval of mifepristone, an abortion medication used in the United States since 2000.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 8, 2023

FDA approval of abortion pill suspended

Biden has one week to appeal

Salon · Apr 7, 2023

Judges' dueling decisions put access to a key abortion drug in jeopardy nationwide

A federal judge in Texas stayed the FDA's approval of the drug mifepristone, while a federal judge in Washington state blocked any FDA change in access.

WEKU · Apr 7, 2023

Access to abortion pill in limbo after competing rulings

Access to the most commonly used method of abortion in the U.S. plunged into uncertainty Friday following conflicting court rulings over the legality of the abortion medication mifepristone that has been widely available for more than 20 years.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 7, 2023

Federal judge rules to freeze use of abortion pill nationwide

The decision is the most impactful abortion ruling since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

Axios · Apr 7, 2023

Texas judge orders hold on FDA approval of widely used abortion medication

WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Texas delivered a major blow to reproductive rights advocates Friday, ordering a hold on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of mifepristone, an abortion medication used in the United States since 2000.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 7, 2023

Federal judge in Texas suspends FDA approval of abortion pill

The ruling from U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk in Amarillo could potentially upend access to medication abortion nationwide.

The Texas Tribune · Apr 7, 2023

Judge halts FDA approval of abortion pill mifepristone

A federal judge in Texas has thrown into jeopardy the most common method of abortion in the U.S., ordering regulators to temporarily halt their approval of the drug mifepristone for abortion

The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2023