Apr 10 Watch 6:51 Conflicting rulings by federal judges leaves state of abortion pill in limbo By Geoff Bennett, Matt Loffman Dueling decisions from federal judges over the FDA's approval of mifepristone, one of the main medications used to provide abortions, mark the latest flash point in the fight over reproductive rights. The two decisions are the most significant abortion rulings… Continue watching
Apr 09 Health secretary Becerra slams Texas abortion pill ruling as ‘reckless’ and ‘not America’ By Hope Yen, Associated Press The nation's top health official said Sunday that a court ruling threatening the availability of a main drug used in medication abortion was “not America" and he did not rule out defying the judge's order if necessary. Continue reading
Apr 09 2 judges issued competing rulings on abortion pills. What happens now? By Kenichi Serino Dueling, back-to-back rulings by federal judges about access to the drug mifepristone, which is used in most abortions in the United States, have raised questions about the future of reproductive health care in the country. Continue reading
Apr 08 Watch 6:32 Mifepristone ruling is latest in series of moves to curb abortion access By Ali Rogin, Lorna Baldwin, Claire Mufson On Friday, a federal judge in Texas invalidated FDA approval of mifepristone, threatening access to the most common abortion pill in the country. Earlier this week, legislatures in Idaho, Kansas and Florida moved to further restrict abortion access in those… Continue watching
Apr 08 Abortion pill decision latest contentious ruling by Trump-appointed Texas judge By Lindsay Whitehurst, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press A Texas judge who sparked a legal firestorm with an unprecedented ruling halting approval of the nation's most common method of abortion is a former attorney for a religious liberty legal group with a long history pushing conservative causes. Continue reading
Apr 07 FDA approval of abortion pill mifepristone in limbo after 2 federal judges order conflicting rulings By Paul J. Weber, Matthew Perrone, Associated Press A federal judge in Texas has thrown into jeopardy the most common method of abortion in the U.S., ordering regulators to temporarily halt their approval of the drug mifepristone for abortion. Continue reading
Mar 15 Texas judge to hear arguments on drug used in medication abortions By Sean Murphy, Matthew Perrone, Associated Press A federal judge will hear arguments in a high-stakes court case that could threaten access to medication abortion and blunt the authority of U.S. drug regulators. Continue reading
Feb 23 Watch 7:57 Abortion pills become latest battleground over reproductive rights By Sarah Varney, Maea Lenei Buhre With abortion banned or severely restricted in 18 U.S. States, abortion pills have become the new battleground for the anti-abortion movement. In a story co-produced with the PBS NewsHour, Kaiser Health News correspondent Sarah Varney reports on a new lawsuit… Continue watching