The Department of Justice asked an appeals court Monday to freeze an “extraordinary and unprecedented” ruling that said the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of an abortion drug, mifepristone, was unlawful.
Justice attorneys sought a stay of U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk’s ruling out of Texas, which is set to take effect later this week and conflicts with a separate ruling from a federal judge in Washington state.
“The court’s sweeping nationwide relief was especially unwarranted given the balance of harms: If allowed to take effect, the court’s order would thwart FDA’s scientific judgment and severely harm women, particularly those for whomThe White House on Monday said it will dig in for a long legal fight after Judge Kacsmaryk concluded the process used to approve the drug two decades ago was unlawful and that access must temporarily cease.
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