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Justice Department urges halt to abortion pill order: ‘Extraordinary and unprecedented’

DoJ is calling a Texas court ruling that would halt approval of the most commonly used method of abortion in the US “extraordinary and unprecedented”

The Independent UK

Entrepreneurs launched startups to provide easy access to abortion pills. Now, the Texas ruling on mifepristone might force them to pivot

Startups Choix and Hey Jane must rethink their business models after a court ruling threatens FDA approval of a common abortion pill.

Fortune

GOP sadism proudly on display

The abortion pill decision proves, yet again, that there's nothing "pro-life" about Republicans

Salon

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American women, let this be your wake-up call: it won’t end with mifepristone

It doesn’t matter if you think abortion will be legal where you live – the anti-abortion movement wants a national ban

The Guardian - US

GOP's push against abortion becomes a runaway train

Backlash could box Republicans into defending unpopular policies in 2024.

Axios

How an abortion pill ruling could threaten the FDA's regulatory authority

A medical ethics expert says a Texas abortion pill ruling is unprecedented because a federal judge "standing in" for regulators could have far-reaching implications beyond mifepristone.

WEKU

Editorial: Wisconsin voters made it clear they want their abortion rights back

An unabashed abortion rights supporter won a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court last week in a stunning 11-point victory over a conservative antiabortion judge. Milwaukee County Judge Janet Protasiewicz’s defeat of former state Supreme Court Justice Dan Kelly gives the court a liberal majority for the first time in…

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Julianna Goldman: DeSantis is playing the politics of abortion all wrong

It’s one thing for a probable Republican presidential candidate to talk vaguely about how to “expand pro-life protections.” It would be quite another for an actual Republican governor to sign one of the most restrictive abortion bans in the country.

Tribune News Service

Commentary: Clarence Thomas, a billionaire benefactor and the Supreme Court’s ethics crisis

On Thursday, ProPublica revealed that a right-wing billionaire has secretly funded a lavish lifestyle for Justice Clarence Thomas. Then on Friday, a federal judge in Texas tried to block the use around the country of mifepristone, the medication used in half of all abortions. These two dramatic twists are part…

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: A judge’s attempt to restrict medication abortion nationwide shows extremists aren’t done yet

On Friday, federal Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk handed down a decision further restricting abortion access nationwide by suspending the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of mifepristone, the most common and safe pill used for medication abortion. Another ruling, from a federal judge in Washington state, ordered the F.D.A. to make no…

Los Angeles Times

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The Independent UK

‘We will not cave’: governors stockpile abortion drugs as access is threatened

Massachusetts, California and Washington pledge to provide medication after a federal judge invalidated 23-year FDA approval

The Guardian - US

US seeks freeze on Texas abortion pill ruling, clarity on conflicting order

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration asked a federal appeals court to suspend a ruling by a conservative U.S. judge in Texas that would block access nationwide to a key drug used in medication abortions — even as it sought clarity on a conflicting order in Washington state.

Tribune News Service

Abortion rights groups condemn ‘reckless’ judge overseeing critical drug case: ‘Minority rule at its worst’

Advocates, providers, medical groups and drugmakers wrestle with uncertainty, confusion and frustration

The Independent UK

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Some US states stock abortion medications after court ruling

A handful of states led by Democratic governors are stockpiling doses of drugs used in medication abortions amid fears that a court ruling could restrict access to the most commonly used method of abortion in the U.S. Massachusetts has purchased enough doses of the drug mifepristone to last for more…

Tribune News Service

Legal fight over abortion drug could quickly hit Supreme Court

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department and several Democrat-led states took steps Monday to preserve access to a commonly used medication abortion drug after dueling federal court rulings about its availability.

Reason

Abortion, Guns, Trump, and the New Era of Shout-Down Politics

Plus: The editors respond to a listener question concerning corporate personhood.

Los Angeles Times

California stockpiles abortion medication after Texas court ruling

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday that California will stockpile an emergency supply of 2 million abortion pills known as misoprostol in response to a federal judge in Texas ruling against the authorization of another medication that has been used to terminate pregnancies for decades.

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Al Jazeera

Biden admin seeks to halt ruling suspending sale of abortion pill

The abortion pill mifepristone accounts for more than half of all abortions in the US and is considered safe to use.

The Conversation

British Columbia's coverage of contraceptives should inspire the rest of North America

As of April 1, 2023 all residents of British Columbia gained access to free prescription contraception. This includes the birth control pill, injections and implants, IUDs and emergency contraception known as Plan B or the “morning after” pill.

Tribune News Service

Biden administration seeks emergency hold on Texas judge's abortion pill ruling

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration asked a federal appeals court to suspend a ruling by a conservative U.S. judge in Texas blocking access to an abortion pill nationwide at the end of the week.

Fortune

300 biotech and pharma CEOs including the head of Pfizer call for a reversal of the abortion pill ban

Pfizer’s Albert Bourla is among the CEOs who signed a letter against suspending mifepristone, citing its impact on the FDA and the biotech industry.

WEKU

Documents in abortion pill lawsuit raise questions about ex-husband's claims

A Texas man is suing three women he says helped his ex-wife obtain an abortion "without even his knowledge." Experts say documents related to the case suggest he might have known ahead of time.

Tribune News Service

US government asks for clarity on abortion pill rulings

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is asking a federal judge in Washington state to explain how the government can comply with his order preserving access to the abortion pill in the face of a conflicting ruling by a federal judge in Texas.

The Independent UK

Justice Department calls abortion pill order 'unprecedented'

The Justice Department is calling a Texas court ruling that would halt approval of the most commonly used method of abortion in the U.S. “extraordinary and unprecedented” as the government asks a federal appeals court to put the decision on hold

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