Abortion Pill to Be Blocked Nationwide Under Judge’s Order
- Trump-appointed judge upends FDA approval of mifepristone
- Opposing ruling may mean Supreme Court tackles abortion again
Demonstrators during an abortion-rights protest.
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A Republican-appointed federal judge in Texas issued an order suspending the US government’s decades-old approval of a key drug used in medication abortion, initiating a process that could block access to the pill nationwide in a week.
But his order Friday was almost immediately contradicted by a Democratic-appointed judge in Washington state who affirmed the US Food and Drug Administration’s approval of mifepristone and blocked the government from restricting access.