#SCOTUS preserves access to #abortionpill, rejecting a judge’s restrictions while the legal case continues.
“I continue to stand by FDA’s evidence-based approval of mifepristone, and my Administration will continue to defend FDA’s independent, expert authority to review, approve, and regulate a wide range of prescription drugs,” says President Biden in a statement. https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/04/21/statement-from-president-joe-biden-on-the-supreme-courts-decision-in-alliance-for-hippocratic-medicine-v-fda/
Statement from President Joe Biden on the Supreme Court’s Decision in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA | The White House

Today, the Supreme Court granted the Department of Justice’s emergency stay application in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA, preventing a lower court decision from going into effect that would have undermined FDA’s medical judgment and put women’s health at risk. As a result of the Supreme Court’s stay, mifepristone remains available and approved for safe…

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@w7voa Great. Now, GET THE DAMN #ERA INTO THE CONSTITUTION!!!!!

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"If [#SCOTUS]... were to uphold the ruling handed down by U.S. Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk in #Texas, the #FDA’s authority to vet and approve drugs, considered the gold standard around the world, could be permanently undermined...

“This kind of Monday morning quarterbacking logic would allow courts to invalidate almost any FDA approval,”"
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2023/04/07/texas-abortion-pill-decision-fda/

#Judges are NOT #Doctors

#Healthcare #Abortion #AbortionRights #WomensRights #WomensHealth #Freedom #FreedomToChoose #USA

Texas abortion pill ruling threatens FDA

« This opens the door to the courts’ second-guessing any FDA approval — especially for drugs for controversial areas like gender-affirming care, » expert says.

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