The Abortion Pill Ruling and 19th-Century 'Anti-Vice' Law Connection.

A federal judge in Texas has ruled that the Comstock Act, a 19th-century "anti-vice" law, prohibits the mailing of mifepristone, the leading abortion drug in the US. The FDA's approval of mifepristone more than two decades ago violated federal rules, according to the judge. The Biden administration and mifepristone's main drugmaker have filed appeals notices within hours of the decision. The Texas ruling came almost simultaneously with an order from a judge in Washington state, who said the FDA must maintain access to the drug in Democratic-led states that filed their own lawsuit.