A federal appeals court co-opted anti-abortion terms in its ruling on mifepristone, calling a fetus an 'unborn child'

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Boxes of Mifepristone, an aboriton medication

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A Texas judge tried to school the FDA on the abortion pill. Only problem? He used debunked research and a study based on an anonymous blog to do it.

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Abortion rights advocates gather in front of the J Marvin Jones Federal Building and Courthouse in Amarillo, Texas, on March 15, 2023.

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A Texas judge's abortion pill ruling was 'extraordinary' because it let doctors ban a drug they neither use nor prescribe, the DOJ said in a bid to reverse the decision

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Mifepristone (Mifeprex) and Misoprostol, the two drugs used in a medication abortion, are seen at the Women's Reproductive Clinic, which provides legal medication abortion services, in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, on June 17, 2022. Mifepristone is taken first to stop the pregnancy, followed by Misoprostol to induce bleeding.

Texas GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales dodges questions on mifepristone ruling: 'Women have a whole lot of other issues than just abortion'

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Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX).
Congressman Tony Gonzales of Texas.

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Access to mifepristone is in legal limbo, but the abortion drug has wide support in recent polling. The issue could haunt the GOP in 2024.

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Mifepristone (Mifeprex) and Misoprostol, the two drugs used in a medication abortion, are seen at the Women's Reproductive Clinic, which provides legal medication abortion services, in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, on June 17, 2022. Mifepristone is taken first to stop the pregnancy, followed by Misoprostol to induce bleeding.

Texas judge's ruling to ban mifepristone nationwide cites Wikipedia, contains pro-life talking points, and gets basic facts about abortion wrong: Experts say it's 'completely flawed'

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In this photo illustration, a person looks at an Abortion Pill (RU-486) for unintended pregnancy from Mifepristone displayed on a computer on May 8, 2020, in Arlington, Virginia.

Who is Matthew Kacsmaryk, the Trump-appointed Texas judge who could ban abortion pills?

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Matthew Kacsmaryk at the Senate Judiciary Committee's nomination hearing on December 13, 2017.

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Abortion pills are still available right now despite a judge's ruling in Texas

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Texas judge's ruling suspends FDA approval of abortion pill mifepristone, jeopardizing availability nationwide

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Boxes of the drug mifepristone line a shelf at the West Alabama Women's Center in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Mifepristone is frequently used in combination with misoprostol to end pregnancies.

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Texas abortion pill case: Lawyers requesting mifepristone’s removal from market concede there’s no precedent

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Boxes of the drug mifepristone line a shelf at the West Alabama Women's Center in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Boxes of the drug mifepristone line a shelf at the West Alabama Women's Center in Tuscaloosa, Ala.

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