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Religious Freedom Arguments Underpin Wave of Challenges to Abortion Bans
In lawsuits challenging state abortion bans, lawyers for abortion rights plaintiffs are employing religious liberty arguments the Christian right has used for decades.
Wyoming Judge Temporarily Blocks State’s Ban on Abortion Pills
The law was to take effect on July 1. It is the only state law that specifically outlaws the most common abortion method in the...
F.D.A. Advisers Say Benefits of Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill Outweigh Risks
The agency is expected to decide this summer whether to allow the first nonprescription sales of an oral contraceptive in the United States.
F.D.A. Advisers Weigh Allowing First U.S. Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill
The panel heard strong support from the company and many doctors but concern from F.D.A. scientists.
Abortion Pill Maker Sues F.D.A. to Protect Drug if a Court Orders It Off the Market
The suit by GenBioPro, the generic maker of mifepristone, is the latest strand in the intense legal battle over abortion pills.
Court Says Abortion Pill Can Remain Available but Imposes Temporary Restrictions
The judges blocked the drug from being sent to patients through the mail and rolled back other steps the government had taken to ease access.
What is Misoprostol?
The drug, misoprostol, was not part of a federal judge’s recent ruling invalidating the F.D.A. approval of the abortion pill mifepristone.
What’s Going On With the Abortion Pill Rulings by Federal Judges?
One invalidated the F.D.A.’s approval of the abortion pill mifepristone. The other ordered the F.D.A. to do nothing to restrict the pill’s availability.
Texas Judge Invalidates FDA Approval of the Abortion Pill Mifepristone
The Texas judge’s ruling was quickly contradicted by another federal judge in Washington State who ordered the F.D.A. to keep mifepristone available.
Wyoming Judge Temporarily Blocks the State’s New Abortion Ban
Wyoming’s Constitution guarantees a right to make individual health care decisions. The new ban attempts to circumvent that right by declaring that abortion is not...