The Latest Breaking News from Abortion

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Access to the most commonly used method of abortion in the U.S. plunged into uncertainty Friday following conflicting court rulings over the legality of the abortion medication mifepristone that has been widely available for more than 20 years.

ATLANTA — A federal judge in Texas delivered a major blow to reproductive rights advocates Friday, ordering a hold on the Food and Drug Administration approval of mifepristone, an abortion medication used in the United States since 2000.

The most common abortion method in the U.S. is at risk of disappearing from the market, at least temporarily, after a Texas judge granted an injunction against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s decades-old approval for mifepristone, also known as the abortion pill.

A Texas judge has halted approval of the abortion pill Mifepristone, dealing another setback to abortion rights in the United States.

WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Texas delivered a major blow to reproductive rights advocates Friday, ordering a hold on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of mifepristone, an abortion medication used in the United States since 2000.

The fifth circuit court of appeals is considering the future of mifepristone after the supreme court blocked new restrictions

Biden has one week to appeal

A federal judge in Texas stayed the FDA's approval of the drug mifepristone, while a federal judge in Washington state blocked any FDA change in access.

Access to the most commonly used method of abortion in the U.S. plunged into uncertainty Friday following conflicting court rulings over the legality of the abortion medication mifepristone that has been widely available for more than 20 years.