Federal judges in Texas and Washington on Friday issued dueling rulings that intensified the legal battle over abortion and a commonly used medical abortion drug.
The issue will likely be settled by the U.S. Supreme Court, which last year repealed Roe v. Wade, the landmark decision that established a right to abortions.
The dramatic dueling rulings by two federal district judges Friday about access to a widely used abortion pill set up a lower court conflict that legal experts say will almost certainly send the dispute to the Supreme Court.
The ruling by a federal judge in Texas invalidating the Food and Drug Administration's approval 23 years ago of the abortion pill mifepristone has the potential to be the most consequential abortion decision since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last June.
Conflicting rulings by two federal judges have left the future of abortion pills in the United States deeply uncertain, likely placing the divisive issue squarely in the lap of the Supreme Court.
Competing rulings by two federal judges over the availability of the abortion drug mifepristone are sowing alarm and confusion for countless Americans who insist that availability must be guaranteed. Others celebrated one judge's ruling that would restrict that access but acknowledge the battle is f…
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department and several Democrat-led states took steps Monday to preserve access to a commonly used medication abortion drug after dueling federal court rulings about its availability.
By Tierney Sneed, CNN A seven-day clock is ticking for the Biden administration and higher courts to address an untenable situation around medication abortion — one created by rival federal court rulings from judges in separate corners of the country.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Texas case that could cut off access to the most commonly used abortion medication has started on a path through the legal system that could quickly lead to the Supreme Court.
