Despite Texas Federal Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk’s ruling to block access to the abortion-inducing drug Mifepristone, the decision won’t impact Washington and 17 other states.
Mifepristone and Misoprostol, the two drugs used in a medication abortion, are seen at the Women's Reproductive Clinic, which provides legal medication abortion services, in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, on June 17, 2022. Despite Texas Federal Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk’s ruling to block access to the abortion-inducing drug Mifepristone, the decision won’t impact Washington and 17 other states, at least not for the foreseeable future.
Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson called the decision a “huge win” in the protection of access to abortion medication.At the same time a judge in Texas issued a radical ruling blocking access to mifipristone, Judge Rice in the Eastern District of WA ruled in our favor, protecting access for the 18 plaintiff states.The American Medical Association blasted Kacsmaryk’s decision Friday, stating it “flies in the face of science and evidence.
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