There will be an 'unprecedented spike' in maternal mortality if a Trump-appointed judge bans the abortion pill, Democratic attorneys general argue

Mon, 02/13/2023 - 19:11

Boxes of the drug mifepristone line a shelf at the West Alabama Women's Center in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Wednesday, March 16, 2022.
Allen G. Breed, File/AP

Banning mifepristone will result in more women dying in pregnancy, Democratic attorneys general argued this month.
The argument comes as a judge in Texas is considering a ban on the abortion pill.
A Trump appointee, the judge previously ruled that LGBTQ people are not protected by anti-discrimination laws.

A ruling expected in the next few weeks from a federal judge in Texas that could result in a ban on the abortion pill mifepristone could lead to an "unprecedented spike" in maternal mortality, Democratic attorneys general argued.