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U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, of Texas, sided with the conservative Christian legal advocacy group, Alliance Defending Freedom, and issued an injunction on the Federal Drug Administration's 2000 approval of mifepristone(Phil Walter/Getty Images).

Arguments on landmark abortion pill case to be heard Wednesday in appeals court
BY: - May 16, 2023

It's the the next step on a path that will likely end at the U.S. Supreme Court.

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When science and politics collide | Editorial Cartoon
BY: - April 15, 2023

A fight over the abortion pill appears headed for the U.S. Supreme Court.

The FDA approved mifepristone under the brand-name Mifeprex in 2000, and an abortion-drug regimen that has seen few deaths and a low rate of adverse events in more than two decades of use.  (Peter Dazeley/GettyImages)

Appeals court rules that abortion pill can stay on the market, but limits access
BY: - April 13, 2023

An appeals court in New Orleans late Wednesday partly blocked a judge’s order that would have overturned federal approval of the abortion pill — which means the pill remains available across the nation for now.

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