Democrats in Congress spent the weekend railing against the Texas court ruling on abortion pills, with some going so far as to urge the administration to disregard it. House Democrats will introduce a bill today affirming the FDA has the final say.
Democrats in Congress spent the weekend railing against the Texas decision, with some going so far as to urge the administration to disregard it.
The bill represents their first legislative response to Kacsmaryk's ruling, although it faces long odds in the Republican-controlled House.The largely symbolic measure — by Reps. Pat Ryan and Lizzie Fletcher — would clarify that the FDA has final say when it comes to medication abortion over any state law, as well as allow health care providers to prescribe
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