If the case succeeds, it could have sweeping repercussions — for abortion clinics and patients across the nation, as well as for the FDA's drug-approval process.
Here's a guide to what's at stake in the lawsuit:What will happen Wednesday?
The anti-abortion groups say the FDA used a flawed process to approve the medicine; they also say it should not have increased the term in which the drug is approved for use: In 2016, the agency changed its guidance allowing use in the first 10 weeks of pregnancy, up from seven weeks.it approved the drug more than 20 years ago after"a thorough and comprehensive review of the scientific evidence presented and determined that it was safe and effective for its indicated use.
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