Rulings in the two federal lawsuits were both released on Friday, April 7, potentially setting up the abortion debate for another showdown in the U.S. Supreme Court.
Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson and his staff sued the FDA to prevent the federal agency from implementing any new restrictions on the abortion pill in 16 states and the District of Columbia. They described their effort to sue the FDA as “the opposite of what’s going on in Texas” in a news conference a few days before the twin rulings. They sought to expand access to the drug, not restrict it further.
Since 2011, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has restricted
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