Red States Sue To Restrict Abortion Pill Access Again
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Texas and Florida have launched the latest lawsuit seeking to restrict access to the abortion pill mifepristone.
Dec 10 (Reuters) - Texas and Florida have launched the latest lawsuit seeking to restrict access to the abortion pill mifepristone, following the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s recent approval of a new generic version.
In the lawsuit, opens new tab filed late Tuesday in Wichita Falls, Texas, federal court, the states’ Republican attorneys general argue that the FDA has failed to thoroughly evaluate the drug’s safety and effectiveness since its initial approval in 2000 and disregarded the risks to the women who take it.
“These are tragic but predictable consequences of prioritizing politics over public health,” the states said in the complaint.
The FDA’s September 30 approval of Evita Solutions’ generic version of mifepristone by an agency now overseen by Republican President Donald Trump’s administration has fueled outrage among conservatives. U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at the time said the agency is legally required to approve generics that are identical to their brand-name counterparts.
The lawsuit challenges the initial 2000 approval and approval of Evita’s generic. The states also claim that regulations adopted under Democratic former Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden expanding access to mifepristone are unlawful. The lawsuit alleges that the FDA’s actions were arbitrary and capricious, contrary to federal law or beyond the agency’s powers in violation of the federal Administrative Procedure Act.
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