Federal judges issue conflicting rulings in a pill used for medication abortion A federal judge in Texas blocked the FDA’s approval of mifepristone. Another in Washington state issued a conflicting ruling. The matter now seems poised to head for the Supreme Court. Read more at The 19th Federal judge blocks abortion pill approval But the … Read more
Her name was Halo, and she was born last week, on March 29, two months early and weighing 3 pounds. She lived for four hours, dying in the arms of her father, Luis Villasana. Her mother, Samantha Casiano, knew their baby wouldn’t survive long because she had anencephaly – part of Halo’s brain and skull … Read more
The case, ACLU senior staff attorney Lorie Chaiten told Rolling Stone in January, should never have made it this far: “It is baseless… It’s time-barred. It has enormous jurisdictional defects. In the normal world, this case gets dismissed.” According to the FDA, more than 3.7 million Americans have used mifepristone, which is taken together with … Read more
Protesters denounce ‘kangaroo court’ after high-stakes Texas abortion pill hearing Organizers encouraged protesters to don kangaroo costumes in a denunciation of what they view as bogus legal claims before a highly ideological judge known for his anti-abortion views. Jaime Cruz, 23, heeded the call, arriving in costume and with a gavel in hand. “What’s going … Read more
“There’s never really been a case challenging the FDA approval of a drug in this way, when the science is so clear and it’s been on the market for so long and it’s so clearly safe,” said Cat Duffy, a policy analyst at the National Health Law Program, which works to protect abortion access. *** … Read more
Trump-Appointed Judge Tries To Keep Hearing In Major Abortion Pill Case Secret A day later, the Washington Post confirmed that Kacsmaryk had scheduled a hearing in secret, only planning to reveal its existence to the public at the last minute, reportedly reasoning that the short notice might dissuade protesters from showing up. He’d told the … Read more
The bills have been introduced in states such as Texas, Kentucky, South Carolina, Oklahoma and Arkansas. Some explicitly target medication abortion and self-managed abortion; some look to remove provisions in the law which previously protected pregnant people from criminalization; and others look to establish the fetus as a person from the point of conception. Read … Read more
Three in Texas sued for wrongful death after allegedly helping woman obtain abortion pills Three women in Texas have been sued for wrongful death over allegations that they helped a friend obtain abortion pills to receive an abortion, the first case of its kind since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last June. Read … Read more
In his opinion, Kacsmaryk agreed, writing that “the use of contraception (just like abortion) violates traditional tenets of many faiths, including the Christian faith plaintiff practices.” Moreover, Kacsmaryk, who is a Christian, said the existence of federal clinics operating in Texas, where state law otherwise requires parental permission for teenage girls to receive contraception, posed … Read more
What Miller did does not violate current abortion laws in Texas, legal experts say. But the fear among doctors and patients in the new legal landscape in Texas is extreme, to the point where — as Miller found — some doctors won’t say the word “abortion” in the exam room. Read more at National Public … Read more
