Federal judge blocks abortion pill approval, virtually banning the sale of the pills across the U.S
, which operates facilities in Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Mexico and Virginia, have both announced they will await direction from the FDA. Hey Jane, which provides telemedicine services to patients in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, and Washington, has likewise said it will continue to provide mifepristone and misoprostol abortions “for as long as we have access” to mifepristone.
The Department of Justice is expected to seek a stay from the Fifth Circuit — widely regarded as the most conservative court in the country. If lawyers for the Biden administration can’t find relief in the Fifth Circuit, they can appeal to the Supreme Court. It’s unclear how long that will take and if Kacsmaryk’s injunction will be allowed to remain in place in the meantime.
Sen. Ron Wyden , an early champion of the abortion pill, has called on the FDA and President Biden to
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