Federal Judge Reverses Approval of Abortion Pill After 23 Years, Sparking Controversy.
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A federal judge in Texas suspended the FDA's approval of mifepristone, the most popular method for terminating a pregnancy, which could threaten abortion access for hundreds of thousands of people across the country. The legal arguments centered on procedure and whether mifepristone received proper scrutiny from the FDA more than two decades ago. The Department of Justice quickly appealed the ruling, and a federal judge in Washington state also ruled that the FDA is placing overly burdensome regulations on mifepristone. This could set up a case over abortion pills for the Supreme Court.
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