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Matthew Kacsmaryk: Who is the Trump-appointed judge trying to ban abortion pills?

Texas judge presiding over several cases with far-reaching national implications

The Independent UK

US abortion pill access in doubt after Texas judge suspends approval

Abortion medication mifepristone has been available in the US for more than 20 years

Evening Standard

Democrats condemn judge’s ‘draconian’ decision threatening abortion drug

Party members call on Biden to do more to protect reproductive rights amid conflicting judicial rulings on mifepristone

The Guardian - US

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‘Unborn human’: the anti-abortion rhetoric of Texas judge’s ruling

Matthew Kacsmaryk issued a ruling on Friday aiming to suspend the FDA’s approval of abortion drug mifepristone

The Guardian - US

Abortion pill order latest contentious ruling by Texas judge

A Texas judge who sparked a legal firestorm with an unprecedented ruling halting approval of the nation’s most common method of abortion is a former attorney for a religious liberty legal group with a long history pushing conservative causes

The Independent UK

Abortion is on a fast track back to the Supreme Court

The case would affect women all over the country, making abortions harder to access even in states where it’s legal.

Axios

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.

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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

Trump-appointed judge bans use of ‘morning after’ abortion pill

A Texas judge has halted approval of the abortion pill Mifepristone, dealing another setback to abortion rights in the United States.

The New Daily

Texas judge orders hold on FDA approval of abortion pill, but another ruling contradicts him

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

Abortion pill case: where does the lawsuit against the pill currently stand?

The fifth circuit court of appeals is considering the future of mifepristone after the supreme court blocked new restrictions

The Guardian - US

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

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

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

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The Texas Tribune

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.

Al Jazeera

US judge withdraws approval for abortion pill during Texas case

Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk has placed a temporary stay on the FDA approval for mifepristone, used in medication abortions.

Roll Call

Dual court rulings throw confusion into abortion drug debate - Roll Call

Two federal judges issued dueling opinions Friday over the FDA's approval of an abortion drug more than 20 years ago.

The Independent UK

Washington stocks up on abortion pills ahead of court ruling

Washington state officials have purchased a three-year supply of a leading abortion medication in anticipation of a court ruling that could limit its availability

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WEKU

Washington state stockpiles thousands of abortion pills

Democratic state officials say they're ready to dispense thousands of mifepristone doses if access to the pill becomes difficult as a result of a pending federal lawsuit.

Tribune News Service

Cynthia M. Allen: Texas abortion pill case is no morality play. It’s a complex, technical squabble

Since a group of pro-life plaintiffs first challenged the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of mifepristone, one of the two drugs used in chemical or medication abortions, the reporting on the case has been predictable.

Salon

White supremacy and abortion politics

My research finds a strong connection between white supremacy, support for "men's rights" and anti-abortion views

Reuters

Analysis-In US abortion pill case, FDA could soften blow of court-ordered restrictions

A conservative federal judge in Texas could soon order the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to reconsider its 22-year-old approval for a pill used in the most common form of abortion in the United States, or order the approval revoked outright.

The Independent UK

LOCALIZE IT: Abortion pill lawsuit has broad implications

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Judge signals he could rule to halt sales of common abortion pill

During a four-hour hearing last week that could eliminate nationwide access to a common and widely used abortion pill, federal Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, of the Northern District of Texas, signaled his conservative Christian beliefs early and often.

The Texas Tribune

How an old law found new life in lawsuit seeking to revoke approval of abortion pill

Anti-abortion advocates are trying to revive the long-dormant 1873 Comstock Act, which banned mailing of anything related to abortion or contraception, in a lawsuit about mifepristone, an abortion-inducing drug.

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