Texas judge suspends FDA approval of abortion pill

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The J. Marvin Jones Federal Building and the Mary Lou Robinson U.S. Courthouse where U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk will decide on a lawsuit to ban the abortifacient drug mifepristone Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023 in Amarillo, Texas. (AP Photo/Justin Rex) | Justin Rex/AP Photo

A Texas federal judge ruled on Friday to suspend FDA approval of mifepristone – one of two drugs used together to induce an abortion – virtually banning the sale of the pills across the country.

The decision, however, gives the Biden administration a week to appeal, meaning the hundreds of thousands of patients who use the drug for both abortions and the treatment of miscarriages will not be immediately affected.

The pills, which the FDA approved for use in the first 10 weeks of pregnancy more than two decades ago, have recently become the most common method of abortion in the United States, and many people have circumvented the state bans since the Supreme Court struck down Roe vs. Wade last June.

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