Breaking news: The federal judge who could upend access to a widely used abortion medication pressed government lawyers in a hearing Wednesday about the safety and approval process for the drug, which has been on the market for more than two decades.
alternative to surgical abortions.
Justice Department lawyers object to the court potentially second-guessing the FDA’s technical expertise and have called the request for an injunction “extraordinary and unprecedented.
In a two-step medication abortion, a patient first takes one mifepristone pill, which terminates the pregnancy. Approximately 24 hours later, they typically take a four-pill dose of misoprostol, a drug introduced in 1973 to treat stomach ulcers, to soften the cervix and prompt contractions that expel the embryo or fetus.
Without access to mifepristone, many providers say, they would continue to offer medication abortions using only misoprostol. Some would perform only surgical abortions. Providers said either scenario would result in massive upheaval as they try to enact new procedures, which some clinic owners fear may present legal hurdles.
because of his long-held antiabortion views. The scheduling of the hearing on Wednesday was also a source of controversy after
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