Washington Judge Rules FDA Cannot Rollback Abortion Pill Access

The same day that a Texas judge issued a ruling invalidating the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) decades long approval of mifepristone, a key component of the abortion pill, a federal judge in Washington state ruled that the FDA may not roll back access to the drug in 17 states. The ruling , delivered by US District Court Judge Thomas Rice, is in direct opposition by the nationwide ruling issued in Texas.

According to Oriana González, “Rice said that abortion restrictions “vary state-by-state.” He also appeared to reference the Texas ruling, saying that a nationwide injunction is “inappropriate where there is the potential for competing litigation.””

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(Source: Axios, April 7^th, 2023)