Steve HermanApr 7, 2023
AP: Judge halts FDA approval of abortion pill #mifepristone but delays the order to give time for the federal government to appeal.
Show threadSteve HermanApr 7, 2023
And here’s a conflicting injunction from a judge in #WashingtonState prohibiting the FDA from pulling #mifepristone off the market. (It might apply only to the 17 plaintiff states plus #DC) https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.waed.102225/gov.uscourts.waed.102225.80.0.pdf
Transcript Order – #663 in In re: Google Play Store Antitrust Litigation (N.D. Cal., 3:21-md-02981) – CourtListener.com

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Show threadSteve HermanApr 7, 2023
The conflicting orders appear to create a legal standoff likely to escalate to #SCOTUS, notes the NY Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/07/health/abortion-pills-ruling-texas.html
Texas Judge Invalidates FDA Approval of the Abortion Pill Mifepristone

The Texas judge’s ruling was quickly contradicted by another federal judge in Washington State who ordered the F.D.A. to keep mifepristone available.

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Show threadScott Nasello 🐿️🏃‍♂️🏂
@w7voa states rights except : abortion and guns amirite?
Apr 8, 2023 at 4:18pmWeb