A Texas judge issued a ban on the medication on Friday.
, Becerra said the ruling by Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk—who took the highly unusual step of overriding a 23-year-old federal drug approval—“turn[ed] upside down the entire FDA approval process.”
The decision is not about “just mifepristone,” Becerra said: “You’re talking about every kind of drug. You’re talking about our vaccines. You’re talking about insulin. You’re talking about the new Alzheimer’s drugs that may come on.”“If a judge decides to substitute his preference, his personal opinion for that of scientists and medical professionals, what drug isn’t subject to some kind of legal challenge?” Becerra said.
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