A federal court in Texas could this week block access to mifepristone, a major drug used for managing abortions. The ramifications of this decision — including blocking future distribution of the drug — would be felt across the country.ab Read more at The 19th
In states where abortion is no longer protected by law, nearly half of residents report that abortion access has narrowed since the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade. Read more at The Hill
Women in Alabama who end pregnancies using abortion pills can be prosecuted. Read article at al.com
Next frontier in the abortion wars: Your local CVS Anti-abortion advocates are organizing pickets outside CVS and Walgreens in early February in at least eight cities, including Washington, D.C., in response to the companies’ plans to take advantage of the Food and Drug Administration’s decision last week allowing retail pharmacies to stock and dispense abortion … Read more
This Trump Judge Could Effectively Ban the Abortion Pill It’s the kind of lawsuit that would normally be quickly dismissed, but the Amarillo division of the Northern District of Texas happens to be the judicial fiefdom of a zealous young Trump appointee whose most recent job was as deputy general counsel for a conservative Christian … Read more
Now, a permanent rule change by the Food and Drug Administration will allow retail pharmacies to fill prescriptions for the drugs, making the once onerous process of obtaining the abortion pills much easier in states that permit the procedure. But in places with strict anti-abortion bans, pregnant people may still find it challenging to get … Read more
Abortion pills are a vital option for millions of people nationwide following the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health this summer. But a lawsuit filed by a conservative Christian legal group threatens to dismantle the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s approval of abortion pills. If successful, it would effectively ban medication abortion … Read more
Advocates warily eye legal challenge to abortion pills The lawsuit asked for the court to immediately pause the FDA’s approval of the drug while the case proceeds, which would effectively make all medication abortions illegal. Susan Wood, former assistant commissioner for women’s health at the FDA and current director of the Jacobs Institute of Women’s … Read more
Abortion opponents and their allies in elected office are seizing on an unusual strategy after suffering a wave of election defeats — using environmental laws to try to block the distribution of abortion pills. * Also referenced repeatedly in the petition are studies about the environmental impact of hormonal contraception, leading some experts to ask … Read more
A group of anti-abortion organizations sued HHS and the FDA on Friday in a bid to reverse the FDA’s approval of the abortion medication mifepristone. Read more at Politico
