'If allowed to take effect, the court’s order would thwart FDA’s scientific judgment and severely harm women.'
Abortion rights adovcates gather in front of the a courthouse in Amarillo, Texas, on March 15, 2023.
"If allowed to take effect, the court’s order would thwart FDA’s scientific judgment and severely harm women, particularly those for whom mifepristone is a medical or practical necessity," the DOJ said in its filing."This harm would be felt throughout the country, given that mifepristone has lawful uses in every State. The order would undermine healthcare systems and the reliance interests of businesses and medical providers.
Almost at the same time on Friday, US District Judge Thomas Owen Rice, an Obama appointee, issued a competingbarring the FDA from pulling the drug off the market in 17 states and the District of Columbia, where attorneys general have sued to maintain access.
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