Breaking news: A federal appeals court late Wednesday temporarily blocked a Texas judge’s decision to suspend the FDA’s approval of mifepristone. The ruling keeps the abortion pill available for now, but imposes strict limits on access.
in Kacsmaryk’s Amarillo, Tex., courthouse seeking to reverse the FDA’s approval of mifepristone as safe and effective, including in states where abortion rights are protected. The attorneys for the groups argued that mifepristone is unsafe — a claim that has been rejected by medical experts — and that the FDA did not follow proper protocol when approving its use.
in 2000. The agency has subsequently taken steps to loosen restrictions on how the pill is administered.Both groups acknowledged in the hearing that there is no precedent for a court to order the suspension of a long-approved medication.
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