Strange bedfellows as Trump team attacks abortion pill lawsuit

Trump lawyers seek to abort Labrador’s embarrassing abortion pill lawsuit

The Trump Justice Department has asked a federal district judge in Amarillo, Texas, to throw out an abortion pill case filed by the Attorneys General of Idaho, Missouri and Kansas. Federal lawyers correctly point out that the suit was filed…

Trump’s battle for the abortion pill — and why it’s more dangerous than you’ve been told

The Trump administration has insisted on remaining on the wrong side of the abortion debate time and time again — this time with its defense of allowing the abortion pill to be accessible online and via mail. The administration argues that Idaho, Kansas, and Missouri, who are suing over expanded access rules, lack legal standing, and, therefore, the case should be dismissed by the federal court in Texas. These three states are challenging the …

Strange bedfellows as Trump team attacks abortion pill lawsuit

The old saying that “politics makes strange bedfellows” has taken an unusual twist in the legal battle over abortion. The phrase, attributable to late 19th century French politician Jules Guesde, refers to the phenomenon of parties opposed to each other’s views occasionally joining together in attempting to achieve a common goal. That juxtaposition was transferred to the courtroom last week when the Trump administration adopted the opposition in…

RFK Jr orders mifepristone review as anti-abortion groups push for...

The US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, said on Wednesday that he had directed the FDA to review the regulations around the abortion pill mifepristone. The review, he said, was necessary due to "new data" – data that emerged from a flawed analysis that top US anti-abortion groups are now using to pressure the Trump administration to reimpose restrictions on the abortion pill, if not pull it from the market entirely. "It's alarming," Kenn…