If the court rules in favor of the plaintiffs, mifepristone would no longer be available in any state, even where abortion has remained legal.
U.S. District Court Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk of Amarillo, Texas, known for right-wing decisions, will rule on the future availability of mifepristone.
“could have catastrophic implications for the future of reproductive freedom and may impact over 64 million people and their families,” said Ally Boguhn, communications director at NARAL Pro-Choice America. “To make matters worse, the case will be decided by a judge hand-picked by Donald Trump to dismantle our fundamental freedoms. If mifepristone is pulled off the market, the impact will be swift and devastating.
Despite widespread outrage over this lawsuit, the future availability of mifepristone is now in the hands of this one judge. Advocates are “preparing for a bad outcome through three different lanes,” said Moore. “Legally, we fully anticipate that the Justice Department will appeal to have the decision stayed.
If mifepristone is no longer available, “the consequences will fall disproportionately on people who already have less access to sexual and reproductive health care, like people who live in rural communities and people who are Black, Indigenous, Latino, and other people of color,” said Martha Spieker, associate director of federal advocacy communications at Planned Parenthood Federation of America.
There is also concern that this case could generate misinformation about the safety of medication abortion. “Already there is so much confusion about what is and isn’t legal in each state, and we even get calls from folks in New York wondering if abortion is still legal there,” said Yamila Ruiz, senior director of communications and public affairs for National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice.
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