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Judge appears sympathetic to abortion pill challenge in consequential Texas hearing

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A judge appointed by former President Donald Trump heard arguments Wednesday in a lawsuit that aims to ban an abortion medication that women in the U.S. have used widely for over two decades. During the four-hour hearing, U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk appeared sympathetic to arguments from the lawyers for a coalition of anti-abortion groups called the Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine. Their goal in filing the suit was to overturn the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the pills used to terminate pregnancies, which account for more than half of abortions in the U.S.

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BBC News

Texas judge considers revoking FDA approval of abortion pill in US

The drug, mifepristone, can be taken at home and is used in more than half of US abortions.

1 year ago·United Kingdom

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The Guardian

Trump-appointed judge to rule ‘as soon as possible’ after hearing in abortion pill case – as it happened

Federal judge in Texas holds hearing on status of mifepristone, which a far-right group claims is unsafe despite FDA approval

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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USA Today

AP Explains: Texas abortion pill lawsuit

A conservative federal judge in Texas heard arguments Wednesday from a Christian group seeking to overturn the FDA’s decades-old approval of an abortion medication, in a case that could threaten the most common form of abortion in the U.S. (March 15)

1 year ago·United States

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abc News

Judge promises to rule soon on challenge to abortion drug, with potentially vast implications

A ruling on the abortion drug mifepristone will come soon from U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, he said after a daylong hearing in Amarillo, Texas, on Wednesday

1 year ago·United States

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The Washington Post

Texas judge seems open to claim abortion drug was not properly vetted

AMARILLO, Texas - The federal judge who could upend access to a key abortion medication seemed open on Wednesday to the argument that the drug had not been properly vetted and could be unsafe - claims the Food and Drug Administration and leading health organizations strongly contest. While the antiabortion group challenging the drug acknowledged there is no precedent for a court to order the suspension of a long-approved medication, U.S. District

1 year ago

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Washington Examiner

Texas judge open to claims abortion drug wasn't properly vetted: Reports

After a nearly four-hour federal court hearing in Amarillo, Texas, about the safety and approval of a common abortion pill, a judge presiding over the trial appeared receptive to claims the drug wasn't properly vetted.

1 year ago·Washington, United States

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