The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday blocked, for now, lower court orders that would have imposed new restrictions on the abortion pill mifepristone while a lawsuit by anti-abortion groups and doctors seeking to ban it proceeds.
, for now, lower court orders that would have imposed new restrictions on the abortion pill mifepristone while a lawsuit by anti-abortion groups and doctors seeking to ban it proceeds.
The FDA, along with mainstream U.S. medical associations, strongly disputes the claims. Danco intervened in the case to defend its drug., known as a preliminary injunction, suspending the drug's approval while the lawsuit proceeds. The injunction was not a final ruling, but Kacsmaryk found that the anti-abortion plaintiffs were likely to win on the merits.the injunction to the New Orleans-based 5th U.S.
That means that both brand-name and generic mifepristone will remain available with no new restrictions until those appeals play out, which could take months or even longer. GenBioPro argues that the FDA cannot simply suspend approval without such a process, "regardless of external attempts to interfere." If successful, the lawsuit would set up another potential conflict with any future order restricting mifepristone.A three-judge panel of the 5th Circuit will hear arguments in the appeal on May 17 and decide whether to uphold some or all of Kacsmaryk's injunction, potentially banning or restricting mifepristone again.
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