The US Department of Justice will file a request with the Supreme Court seeking to protect access to abortion medication pill
Boxes of mifepristone, the first pill given in a medical abortion, are prepared for patients at Women's Reproductive Clinic of New Mexico in Santa Teresa, U.S., January 13, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
April 13 - , according to a statement Thursday. Attorney General Merrick Garland said the Justice Department "will be seeking emergency relief from the Supreme Court to defend the FDA’s scientific judgment and protect Americans’ access to safe and effective reproductive care.” The New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals put on hold part of last Friday's order by U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk in Amarillo, Texas, that had suspended the FDA's approval for the drug while he hears a lawsuit by anti-abortion groups seeking to ban it.
Reporting By Brendan Pierson in New York, Additional reporting by Steve Holland in Dublin, Ireland, and Trevor Hunnicutt; Editing by Alexia Garamfalvi, Bill Berkrot and William MallardBrendan Pierson reports on product liability litigation and on all areas of health care law. He can be reached at [email protected].
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