Dueling court rulings out of Washington state and Texas have created confusion about the abortion pill mifepristone's legal status in the U.S.
"If the Texas district court's order takes effect, the order would—of its own force and without any further action by FDA—stay the effectiveness of FDA's prior approvals of mifepristone nationwide," the Justice Department lawyers told Rice in a court filing.
Rice's ruling applies to Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Michigan, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Washington state and D.C.
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