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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…

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Reason

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.

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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.

Fortune

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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What's next for the abortion pill mifepristone?

Access to mifepristone, a medication that is used in about half of all abortions nationwide, hangs in the balance of two contradictory court rulings. A date with the Supreme Court is all but certain.

WEKU

With abortion pill access uncertain, 3 states strike deals to stock up

California, Washington state and Massachusetts are stockpiling misoprostol and mifepristone, both of which are used in abortion regimens.

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AOC warns of "national abortion ban"

NY congresswoman calls ruling "an extreme abuse of power" and "an extraordinary example of judicial overreach"

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Mifepristone: What to know about the drug in the Supreme Court's abortion pill case

The Supreme Court of the United States has now issued a ruling about a widely used abortion pill. Here's what you should know.

LiveScience

Legal fight over abortion drug could quickly hit Supreme Court - Roll Call

The Justice Department and several states took several steps Monday to preserve access to a commonly used medication abortion drug.

Roll Call

Republican lawmaker tells women to ‘get off the abortion conversation’ as future of critical drug in jeopardy

US Rep Tony Gonzelez tried to defend “states’ rights” after a federal judge issued a ruling that could have a dramatic impact to abortion access across the country

The Independent UK

Medication abortion is still possible with just one drug. Here's how it works

A judge's ruling puts access to the abortion drug mifepristone in limbo, pending further court decisions. But there's another drug that is safe and effective at ending early pregnancy.

WEKU

Dueling Decisions Leave Abortion Pill's Fate Uncertain

The divergent orders from judges in Washington state and Texas may bring the battle over mifepristone to the Supreme Court.

Reason

AOC and Ron Wyden lead calls for FDA to ignore abortion drug ruling

‘It is up to the Biden administration... to choose whether or not to enforce such a ruling’

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Senate calls on supreme court chief justice to investigate Clarence Thomas’s ‘gift’ trips – as it happened

Judiciary committee will review supreme court justice’s undeclared luxury travel with Republican mega-donor Harlan Crow

Fortune

How employers should respond to dueling rulings that reveal the uncertainty of abortion access in the U.S.

Companies can speak up, engage with lawmakers, and communicate to their workforces.

The Independent UK

‘What drug isn’t subject to challenge?’ US health secretary says abortion pill ban threatens other meds

Xavier Becerra suggested White House would be willing to ignore Texas court ruling

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Health secretary slams abortion pill ruling as 'not America'

The nation’s top health official says a court ruling threatening the availability of a main drug used in medication abortion was “not America.”

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AOC urges Biden to ignore Texas ruling suspending approval of abortion drug

Democratic New York congresswoman says there is ‘extraordinary precedent’ for Biden to decline to enforce ruling

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Abortion pill to be blocked across US under judge’s order

A Republican-appointed federal judge in Texas issued an order suspending the US government’s decades-old approval of a key drug used in medication abortion, initiating a process that could block access to the pill nationwide in a week.

The Independent UK

Competing abortion pill rulings sow broad alarm, confusion

Competing rulings by two federal judges over the availability of the abortion pill mifepristone is sowing alarm and confusion — and opening a new front in the battle over abortion in the United States

The Guardian - US

‘What next?’ Schumer lambasts Texas judge’s abortion pills ruling

Democrats including Senate majority leader warn of ‘dangerous new precedent’ set by ruling and vow to fight it

Chicago Sun-Times

Pritzker, Raoul say abortion pill access will be maintained in Illinois as court battle plays out

“Nothing has changed,” the governor said. He and the attorney general said people will continue to have access to mifepristone while the legal saga plays out in the courts.

The Independent UK

What does 1870s Comstock Act have to do with abortion pills?

A 19th century “anti-vice” law is at the center of a new court ruling that threatens access to the leading abortion drug in the U.S. Dormant for a half-century, the Comstock Act is being been revived by groups seeking to block the mailing of mifepristone, the pill used in more…

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Matthew Kacsmaryk: Who is the Trump-appointed judge trying to ban abortion pills?

Texas judge presiding over several cases with far-reaching national implications

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