The Supreme Court is allowing access to the abortion pill, mifepristone, amid a legal challenge to its approval by the Food and Drug Administration. Here's what to know about the legal battle.
. But taking just misoprostol may cause more intense side effects, such as nausea, diarrhea, chills, vomiting or cramping.
Legal experts said it's possible the FDA would have to order Danco to stop manufacturing the drug, meaning supply could become limited. Massachusetts and Washington are stockpiling mifepristone in case supply becomes an issue. The judge reiterated last week that the FDA must comply with his order regardless of the decisions from Kacsmaryk or the 5th Circuit in the other case.
Dozens of pharmaceutical stakeholders, including companies and executives, filed an amicus brief last week asserting that Kacsmaryk's decision would delay patient access to lifesaving medications and make it more difficult to bring new drugs to market. A group of more than 200 medical organizations and pharmaceutical companies also
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