The Future of Abortion Pill Access in Limbo: Insights from 5th Circuit Arguments.
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An appeals court in the US is considering whether to uphold a federal trial court's opinion that would suspend the drug, mifepristone, which is used in medication abortions. The court heard arguments from the Biden administration and Danco Laboratories, a manufacturer of mifepristone, as well as anti-abortion doctors and medical associations challenging the drug's approval. The judges were skeptical of the government's arguments that the FDA's scientific decisions should not be second-guessed by the courts. The case is the highest-stakes legal dispute over abortion since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year.
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- The 5th Circuit is furious that the Supreme Court put it in mifepristone timeout. Slate
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