A federal judge told attorneys 'less advertisement of this hearing is better,' due to the case about abortion pill access prompting death threats and protests.
A federal judge overseeing a high-stakes case that could threaten access to medication abortion across the nation told lawyers not to publicize upcoming arguments in the lawsuit, in a move experts say is outside the norm in the U.S. judicial system.
The lawsuit challenges the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's approval of the drug mifepristone, which is one of two drugs used in medication abortions; medication abortions currently account for more than half of the abortions in the U.S.U.S.
Protests are planned in the Texas Panhandle city Wednesday, with the Women's March advocacy group urging people to rally outside the federal courthouse wearing judge and kangaroo costumes to decry Kacsmaryk. Maroney said that while Kacsmaryk noted his request to avoid publicity was not an order, most lawyers would nonetheless be inclined to obey when a judge frames a request as a matter of safety. "It functionally operates as a gag order," she said.
The closely watched lawsuit is challenging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's more than 20-year approval of the drug mifepristone, one of two drugs used in medication abortions which account for more than half of the abortions in the U.S.
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