States Sue FDA Over Access to Abortion Pill

Abortion Pill Challenge: Democrats and Republicans Square Off in Lawsuits Against FDA

Democrats and Republicans are squaring off in dueling legal efforts in opposition and defense of the widely used ...

Democratic attorneys general sue the FDA to drop "onerous" abortion pill restrictions

A dozen Democratic state attorneys general have opened a new front in the legal war over mifepristone, the “gold standard” medication used in the majority of all US abortions. In a federal lawsuit filed Thursday, the AGs—from states including Arizona, Illinois, and Washington—accuse the Food and Drug Administration of imposing unnecessarily “onerous” restrictions on mifepristone, which is used […]

'No basis in medical science': 12 states sue FDA over abortion pill restrictions

A coalition of 12 states are suing the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) arguing the regulations the agency places on the common abortion pill, mifepristone, "are not backed by evidence," NBC reports.The lawsuit was filed in Washington State and included others that voted for President Joe Biden in 2020: Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Michigan, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Vermont.According to NBC, the stat…

Twelve states led by Democrats question FDA restrictions on the abortion pill

State attorneys general from 12 Democratic states sued the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for not doing enough to ensure access to the abortion drug mifepristone

12 U.S. States Sue FDA Over Abortion Pill Restrictions

The states say the FDA has placed “burdensome restrictions” on mifepristone, a drug that is used to terminate pregnancies within the first 10 weeks.

Democratic attorneys general file lawsuit against FDA over abortion pill regulations

Agency hits abortion medication with “unique” set of rules, suit alleges.