One federal judge said the F.D.A.’s approval of the drug mifepristone was invalid, while another federal judge ordered the agency to keep the pill available. The legal fallout is just beginning.
Tag: Mifeprex (RU-486)
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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.
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The Hideous Resurrection of the Comstock Act
How the right is using a 150-year-old law to try to ban abortion pills.
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Reaction to Texas Abortion Pill Ruling: Outrage, and Muted Praise
Democrats and abortion-rights leaders said the decision could be a catastrophe and used the moment to criticize Republicans, who remained relatively quiet on Friday.
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A New Battle in the War on Abortion Pills
A federal judge’s ruling could threaten access to one of two drugs commonly used in a medication abortion.