Appeals Court Blocks Pro-Life States From Abortion Pill Lawsuit
A federal court in Idaho barred seven GOP-led states from intervening in a lawsuit challenging the Federal Drug Administration’s restrictions on access to the abortion-inducing drug mifepristone. The state of Washington filed the lawsuit with 16 other states and the District of Columbia after the FDA removed the requirement for in-person dispensing of mifepristone in 2023. The change allowed retail pharmacies to dispense the drug, rather than just hospitals or medical offices. It also legalized the dispensing of mifepristone by mail order. The blue-state coalition sued the FDA, alleging the government didn’t go far enough to broaden access to the drug. Read more...