Twenty-two states are asking a Texas judge not to revoke federal approval of the abortion pill, arguing that doing so would be a 'dangerous attack' on public health.
New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks in Brentwood, New York, March 18, 2022.would represent a "dangerous attack" on public health, the attorneys general from 21 states and the District of Columbia told a Texas judge on Friday.
"Blocking access to this safe and effective medication is a dangerous attack on reproductive freedom and public health," said New York Attorney General Letitia James. "Decades of medical and clinical research have proven that medication abortion is safe. Despite these facts and its widespread use, we know this is not a debate about science."
"The FDA has completely failed to protect America's women and girls when it comes to chemical abortion drugs," said Julie Marie Blake, senior counsel for the plaintiff in the case.
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