Texas Judge Presides Over High-Stakes Abortion Pill Case

A lawsuit from Christian conservatives aimed at overturning the FDA's approval of the abortion pill mifepristone will be heard by a federal judge in Texas. The drug, when used with a second pill, has become the most common method of abortion in the U.S. The hearing is the first in the case, which is being intensely tracked by groups on both sides of the abortion issue after last year's reversal of Roe v. Wade. The Texas lawsuit alleges that the FDA's approval of mifepristone in 2000 was flawed for several reasons, including an inadequate review of the pill's safety risks.