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US court rules abortion pill restrictions 'unlawful'

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A federal court in Virginia has ruled that restrictions imposed by the U.S. drug regulator on the abortion pill mifepristone are "unlawful" and ordered the Trump administration to reconsider them.

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16 articles, oldest first.

  1. Talking Points Memo

    Federal Judge Rules That FDA’s Mifepristone Restrictions Are Excessive, Unscientific and Unlawful (opens Talking Points Memo)

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    A federal judge in Virginia ruled in favor of an abortion provider Thursday, finding that the Food and Drug Administration’s...

  2. HuffPost

    Federal Judge Rules FDA Unjustly Restricted Abortion Pill Mifepristone (opens HuffPost)

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    Mifepristone has faced increasing attacks from politicians and Republican-led states in recent years.

  3. Michigan Advance

    Federal judge says certain abortion drug restrictions are unlawful (opens Michigan Advance)

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    A federal judge in Virginia ruled Thursday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration did not sufficiently justify restrictions imposed in 2023 on a drug used to terminate early pregnancies, adding another layer of complexity to a string of legal cases with opposing goals that could affect future ab…

  4. The Guardian

    Judge rules FDA restrictions on mifepristone are arbitrary and capricious (opens The Guardian)

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    Abortion medication ruled to be safe as judge orders Trump administration to consider overturning restrictions A federal judge upheld the safety of the abortion medication mifepristone and ordered the Trump administration to examine and consider overturning restrictions on the drug as barriers to ab…

  5. Virginia Mercury

    Federal judge in Virginia says certain abortion drug restrictions are unlawful (opens Virginia Mercury)

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    A federal judge in Virginia ruled Thursday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration did not sufficiently justify restrictions imposed in 2023 on a drug used to terminate early pregnancies, adding another layer of complexity to a string of legal cases with opposing goals that could affect future ab…

  6. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Judge: Abortion drug requirement unlawful (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    A federal judge in Virginia ruled that it was illegal for Democratic former President Joe Biden's administration to require doctors and pharmacies to be specially certified to prescribe the abortion drug mifepristone.

  7. MedicalXpress

    US court rules abortion pill restrictions 'unlawful' (opens MedicalXpress)

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    A federal court in Virginia has ruled that restrictions imposed by the U.S. drug regulator on the abortion pill mifepristone are "unlawful" and ordered the Trump administration to reconsider them.

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