Texas Judge Considers Revoking FDA Approval of Abortion Pill, Potentially Disrupting Access Nationwide.

A federal judge in Texas heard arguments in a case that could halt distribution of mifepristone, a key drug used for medication abortion, and disrupt access nationwide, even in states where reproductive rights are protected. The case was brought by a conservative legal organization on behalf of anti-abortion rights medical associations and targets the FDA's decades-old approval of mifepristone. The Biden administration has warned that removing mifepristone from the market would harm patients who rely on abortion pills and further strain state health care systems. The judge said he would issue a decision "as soon as possible."