Appeals Court Allows Limited Access to Abortion Pill
- Court upholds approval of drug, but not easing of distribution
- Appeals court says US failed to prove plaintiffs won’t succeed
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A federal appeals court partly granted the Biden administration’s request to put on hold a Texas court ruling overturning FDA approval of the abortion pill, but allowed restrictions that were lifted since 2016 to be reinstated.
A divided three-judge panel of the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday declined the Justice Department’s bid for an emergency stay on the part of the order as it related to the changes the FDA made since 2016. The court agreed to expedite the appeal.