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Republican-appointed federal judges grill FDA in mifepristone hearing

A legal challenge against a widely used abortion drug could be headed to the Supreme Court

The Independent UK

Supreme Court could soon rule on abortion drug - Roll Call

The Supreme Court could rule on the availability of a commonly used abortion drug less than a year after it overturned the right to abortion.

Roll Call

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.

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Attorney Erin Hawley, wife of Missouri senator, fighting to end FDA approval of abortion pill

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Erin Morrow Hawley, an attorney and wife of one of Missouri’s senators, is at the center of a federal lawsuit in Texas that could cancel approval of a common drug used to terminate pregnancies, threatening abortion across the country.

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Access to abortion pill in the balance as Texas judge hears mifepristone case

Trump-appointed judge says he will rule ‘as soon as possible’ on case brought by far-right anti-abortion groups

The Guardian - US

‘He Gets Us’ Ad Sponsors Don’t Believe in the Jesus They’re Selling

The campaign's "gentle savior" image is cynically designed to attract those who are normally repelled by their right-wing views.

Texas Observer

Maryland prepares for federal ruling that could force abortion pill off the market

BALTIMORE — A decision is due any day from a federal court in Texas that could have sweeping repercussions on abortion access across the country — including in states, like Maryland, where the procedure is protected.

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DeSantis ponders ending AP classes for Florida students

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Jesus-focused ‘He Gets Us’ Super Bowl ads reportedly have donors with anti-LGBTQ, anti-abortion ties

The Jesus-focused “He Gets Us” ads that aired during Sunday’s Super Bowl LVII were funded in part by groups that donated sizable sums to anti-LGBTQ and anti-abortion efforts, according to reports.

Tribune News Service

Trump judge’s ruling could ban abortion pill across the US

Far-right groups have asked to reverse the FDA’s approval of mifepristone, which has been on the market for decades

The Guardian - US

Robin Abcarian: Bad news: A Texas judge holds the future of medication abortion in his very conservative hands

Could a federal judge really declare that an abortion drug used safely by millions of American women over more than two decades did not receive proper vetting and force it off the market?

Los Angeles Times

Texas lawsuit that seeks to ban abortion drug nationwide sparks fear among advocates

A decision on the lawsuit could come as early as this week.

The Texas Tribune

NC state superintendent responds to ‘claims about wokeism’ and fired teacher lawsuit

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina’s top education official sent a letter to state lawmakers over the holidays pushing back on a lawsuit from a teacher claiming he was fired for criticizing Critical Race Theory.

Tribune News Service

FDA adds a major new twist to the abortion pill fight

Abortion rights advocates say that if the FDA withdraws its mifepristone approval, it would essentially result in a national ban.

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Supreme Court leans in favor of a Christian website designer’s right to turn away gay weddings

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Monday sounded ready to rule that a Christian website designer has a free-speech right to refuse to work with same-sex couples planning to marry.

Tribune News Service

Same-sex marriage returns to Supreme Court in web designer’s free speech bid

A Colorado website designer who opposes same-sex marriage is the newest face of a religious-rights movement that has been taking full advantage of the Supreme Court’s conservative super-majority.

The Independent UK

Anti-abortion group that helped overturn Roe v Wade sues FDA to revoke approval of abortion drug

Conservative Christian group takes aim at abortion drug that is also used to treat miscarriages

The Independent UK

Colorado baker fighting ruling over gender transition cake

The Colorado baker who won a partial Supreme Court victory after refusing on religious grounds to make a wedding cake for a gay couple a decade ago is challenging a separate ruling that he violated the state’s anti-discrimination law — this time over complaints he refused to make a birthday…

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BBC Scotland under fire for platforming anti-abortion 'hate group'

THE BBC has come under fire for handing a platform to an anti-abortion “hate group” on a Scotland news show.

The Conversation

Legal fights persist over policies that require teachers to refer to trans students by their chosen pronouns

In Tennessee, a proposed law would let public school teachers refuse to call transgender students by the pronouns they use for themselves.

The Independent UK

‘No matter who it hurts’: How an explosion of GOP bills targeting LGBT+ Americans created a crisis

Conservative Christian groups and ‘parental rights’ agendas target young transgender people with an unprecedented wave of legislation that has nearly doubled within two years, Alex Woodward reports

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