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Anti-abortion doctors urge Supreme Court to keep mifepristone restrictions in place

Headline from KVOA Tucson, on the newest of 2 developments

A group of doctors opposed to abortion asked the Supreme Court Tuesday to restrict access to a key medication abortion drug while other legal challenges play out, as Wednesday night's

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  1. Abortion opponents urge Supreme Court to allow limits on abortion drug

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    Anti-abortion doctors urge Supreme Court to keep mifepristone restrictions in place

    Headline from KVOA Tucson ·

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  1. Newsweek

    What's next in the battle over mifepristone abortion pills? (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    After two competing rulings over mifepristone last week, access to the abortion medication could be decided by the Supreme Court.

  2. Newsweek

    Abortion pill ban blocked by appeals court as Trump judge suffers setback (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The federal appeals court voted 2-1 to preserve nationwide access to mifepristone, but has tightened the rules under which it can be prescribed and dispensed.

  3. NBC News

    Appeals court partially blocks ruling that imperils access to key abortion pill (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The 5th Circuit panel put a hold on the part of a federal judge’s ruling that would have paused the FDA's original 2000 approval of the abortion drug mifepristone.

  4. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Key Court Ruling Does Not Restrict Abortion Pill Access in 17 States, Washington State AG Says (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    The Justice Department is escalating the abortion pill legal case to the Supreme Court after an appeals court ruling limited access to the drug mifepristone.

  5. Forbes

    Justice Department Asks Supreme Court To Reverse Abortion Pill Limitations (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    A federal appeals court in Texas left in place a lower court order that tightened restrictions for mifepristone.

  6. MedicalXpress

    Appeals court keeps abortion pill available, with restrictions (opens MedicalXpress)

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    MedicalXpress's feed description

    A federal appeals court on Wednesday said the abortion pill mifepristone could remain available for now. But the court's judges added some provisions to their ruling: A block on mailing the pill to patients as well as stays on other measures the federal government has taken recently to boost access …

  7. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Appeals Court Partially Blocks Ruling That Endangers Access to Abortion Pill (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    A federal appeals court late on Wednesday blocked part of a ruling issued last week by a Trump-appointed judge that endangers access to the abortion pill mifepristone.

  8. Washington Post

    Appeals court temporarily keeps abortion pill available but limits access (opens Washington Post)

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    Washington Post's feed description

    A Texas judge issued a ruling that would suspend Food and Drug Administration approval of mifepristone, a key abortion medication, as of April 15.

  9. The Guardian

    Abortion pill ruling: will the US supreme court hear another abortion case? (opens The Guardian)

    Published

    The Guardian's feed description

    An appeals court has reimposed restrictions on mifepristone in a closely watched case that could have a major impact on access to medication abortion

  10. Christian Science Monitor

    Can Texas block abortion pill? Federal appeals court says no. (opens Christian Science Monitor)

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    Christian Science Monitor's feed description

    A federal appeals court has limited the accessibility of the abortion drug mifepristone but ruled it can be used. The decision comes after a Texas judge ruled to completely block the drug, and the case is likely to go to the Supreme Court.

  11. New York Post

    Federal court rules abortion pill can remain legal — but adds key restrictions (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    A federal appeals court Wednesday upheld the legality of the abortion pill mifepristone, but placed new limitations on its usage and effectively banned its distribution in more than a dozen states.

  12. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    The Confusing Fate of the Abortion Pill (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description

    The legality and availability of the abortion pill mifepristone is in question after a federal judge in Texas canceled the FDA’s approval of the first drug used in the two-drug

  13. CNN

    Justice Department asks Supreme Court to intervene in abortion drug ruling (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    The Justice Department asked the Supreme Court Friday to intervene in an emergency dispute over a Texas judge's medication abortion drug ruling, requesting that the court step in now rather than wait for an appeal to formally play out at the federal appellate level.

  14. Digital Journal

    US Justice Dept taking abortion pill fight to Supreme Court (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    The US Justice Department said Thursday that it will go to the Supreme Court to appeal restrictions imposed on a widely used abortion pill in the latest

  15. WUSA9

    Supreme Court keeps FDA abortion pill rules in place for now (opens WUSA9)

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    WUSA9's feed description

    The fight over mifepristone comes less than a year after justices reversed Roe v. Wade and let several states effectively ban abortion outright.

  16. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Justice Department asks Supreme Court to preserve abortion pill access rules (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description

    The Biden administration and a drug manufacturer are asking the Supreme Court to preserve access to an abortion pill free from restrictions imposed by lower court rulings, while a legal fight continues.

  17. NBC News

    Justice Department and drugmaker ask Supreme Court to block abortion pill ruling (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The Biden administration and Danco Laboratories want to freeze a court decision that curbs access to the abortion pill mifepristone.

  18. NPR

    Abortion providers wait for the Supreme Court to weigh in on mifepristone (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    The Supreme Court will weigh in on whether doctors can still provide patients with mifepristone across the country. Abortion providers share how they're navigating this uncertainty with patients.

  19. The Guardian

    Biden administration asks US supreme court to halt abortion pill restrictions (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Limits slated to go into effect at 12.01am Saturday following lower court’s order revoking the FDA’s approval of mifepristone

  20. Fox7 Austin

    Supreme Court temporarily keeps FDA abortion pill rules in place (opens Fox7 Austin)

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    Fox7 Austin's feed description

    The Supreme Court has temporarily kept in place federal rules for use of an abortion drug, while it more fully considers the issues raised in a court challenge.

  21. Fox News

    Washington state judge addresses abortion pill ruling contradicting Texas judge (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    A federal judge in Washington state has clarified his ruling on mifepristone, saying his decision maintaining access to the drug remains in effect despite contradictory rulings.

  22. Politico

    Biden administration asks Supreme Court to restore access to abortion pill (opens Politico)

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    Politico's feed description

    The emergency appeal seeks to block lower-court decisions that will roll back access to mifepristone as soon as Saturday.

  23. Washington Post

    Abortion issue appears headed back to the Supreme Court after all (opens Washington Post)

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    Washington Post's feed description

    The Supreme Court returns to an issue that has divided it before: the use of mifepristone and when to defer to the FDA’s authority.

  24. PBS NewsHour

    Supreme Court asked to preserve abortion pill access rules (opens PBS NewsHour)

    Published

    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    A drug manufacturer is asking the Supreme Court to preserve access to its abortion pill free from restrictions imposed by lower court rulings, while a legal fight continues.

  25. The Guardian

    US supreme court temporarily blocks ruling limiting abortion pill access (opens The Guardian)

    Published

    The Guardian's feed description

    Samuel Alito imposes five-day stay after ruling by Texas federal judge that would have imposed restrictions on mifepristone

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