Federal judge in Texas rules 3 other states can challenge access to abortion pill mifepristone nationwide
The states want the federal Food and Drug Administration to prohibit telehealth prescriptions for mifepristone and require that it be used only in the first seven weeks of pregnancy instead of the current limit of 10 weeks. They also want to require three in-person doctor office visits instead of none to get the drug.
That’s because, the states argue, efforts to provide access to the pills “undermine state abortion laws and frustrate state law enforcement,” according to court documents.
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Judge allows lawsuit aiming to restrict abortion pills across US to proceed
It is not yet clear whether Trump’s Department of Justice will continue to defend the FDA’s current regulation of mifepristone. Project 2025, the famous conservative playbook, urged the FDA to roll back its approval of mifepristone on its own.
Read more at The Guardian