The FDA approved mifepristone more than 20 years ago to be used in combination with a second drug, misoprostol, to terminate pregnancies at up to 10 weeks.
, a research group that supports abortion rights. The pills have become increasingly significant in the fights over abortion access that have ensued since Roe v. Wade was overturned.challenging the process through which the FDA evaluated and approved mifepristone. They argue that the government did not adequately assess the drug’s safety and should not have made it accessible via telehealth during the pandemic.
The judge on Friday halted the original approval of mifepristone, but he has also decided to keep his ruling on hold for seven days to give the government time to appeal. Without an appeal, the ruling could ultimately mean the standard FDA-approved regimen for medication abortion may no longer be available anywhere in the U.S. That would leave a surgical procedure or off-label use of misoprostol on its own as the only options in states where abortion is legal.
The Biden administration is likely to appeal the decision to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans, and the case could wind up at the Supreme Court.
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