Federal judge in Texas hears case that could force a major abortion pill off market

Photo caption: Abortion rights advocates gather in front of the J. Marvin Jones Federal Building and Courthouse in Amarillo, Texas, on Wednesday. U.S. abortion opponents are hoping to get a national ban on a widely used abortion pill through their lawsuit against the FDA. Photo credit: Moises Avila / AFP via Getty Images. Article by Bill Chappell and Sarah McCammon. NPR – updated March 15, 2023.

Was the FDA wrong to approve a drug that’s used in nearly all medication abortions in the U.S. — and should the drug, mifepristone, be taken off the market? Those questions were argued in court Wednesday, in a case heard by controversial federal Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk in Amarillo, Texas. […]

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