Abortion pill could be pulled off market by Texas lawsuit
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) – A Texas lawsuit could threaten the nationwide availability of medication abortion, which now accounts for the majority of abortions in the U.S.
The case filed by abortion opponents who helped challenge Roe v. Wade seeks to reverse a decades-old approval by the Food and Drug Administration.
A federal judge appointed by former President Donald Trump could rule this month. If he sides with the plaintiffs, it could halt the supply of the drug mifepristone in all states, both with abortion bans and without.
The plaintiffs argue the drug was approved too quickly, but lawyers for the FDA say that’s not true.
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2/10/2023 11:01:15 AM (GMT -5:00)
