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Matthew Kacsmaryk: The Trump-appointed judge overseeing the blockbuster medication abortion lawsuit

Headline from ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

By Devan Cole, CNN The federal judge overseeing a high-profile challenge to the FDA’s two-decade-old approval of certain drugs used to terminate a pregnancy is a deeply conservative jurist with a proclivity for siding with plaintiffs looking to roll back reproductive and LGBTQ rights or block key Bi…

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  1. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Conservative Texas judge weighs challenge to abortion pill (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description

    A federal judge is hearing arguments in a high-stakes court case that could threaten access to abortion medication and blunt the authority of U.S. drug regulators. Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, in

  2. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Abortion pill challenge goes before judge in Texas (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    A federal judge in Texas will hear arguments Wednesday in a high-stakes court case that could threaten access to abortion medication and blunt the authority of U.S. drug regulators.

  3. Digital Journal

    Abortion pill under threat in Texas court case (opens Digital Journal)

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    US abortion opponents are hoping for a national ban on a widely used abortion pill when their lawsuit against government drug regulators is argued

  4. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    In a High-Stakes Hearing, a Judge Will Consider Whether to Order an Abortion Pill Off the Market (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    A lawsuit filed in Texas challenges the FDA approval of medications used to terminate a pregnancy. The judge has been asked to halt access to one drug nationwide.

  5. Sioux City Journal

    Conservative Texas judge weighs challenge to abortion pills (opens Sioux City Journal)

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    A federal judge is hearing arguments in a high-stakes court case that could threaten access to abortion medication and blunt the authority of U.S. drug regulators. Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, in

  6. Tulsa World

    Long-used abortion pill in US under threat in Texas lawsuit (opens Tulsa World)

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    A conservative judge in Texas has raised questions about an effort to overturn the decades-old approval of a leading abortion drug, in a case that could threaten the country’s most

  7. KTVZ Bend

    What to watch for at Wednesday's hearing in medication abortion lawsuit (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    By Tierney Sneed, CNN A federal judge in Texas will consider at a high-stakes hearing on Wednesday whether he should block the US government’s approval of the drug used for medication abortions. The case, brought by anti-abortion doctors and medical associations, is arguably the most significant leg…

  8. MyNorthwest

    Judge weighing abortion pill is favorite of conservatives (opens MyNorthwest)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — A Texas judge hearing a case that could throw into jeopardy access to the nation's most common method of abortion is a former attorney

  9. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Abortion pill challenge goes before judge in Texas | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    Abortion pill challenge goes before judge in Texas

  10. NBC Los Angeles

    Abortion Pill Challenge Goes Before Federal Judge in Texas on Wednesday (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    A federal judge will hear arguments Wednesday in a high-stakes court case that could threaten access to medication abortion nationwide.

  11. WMUR

    Challenge of FDA-approved abortion pill goes before federal judge (opens WMUR)

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    A federal judge in Texas will hear arguments today in a high-stakes court case that could threaten access to medication abortion and blunt the authority of U.S. drug regulators.

  12. Delaware Public Media

    Federal judge in Texas hears case that could force a major abortion pill off market (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    If the case succeeds, it could have sweeping repercussions — for abortion clinics and patients across the nation, as well as for the FDA's drug-approval process.

  13. Newsweek

    Texas judge asks anti-abortion group for advice in high stakes hearing (opens Newsweek)

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    U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk's decision could have a national impact, even on states where abortion remains legal.

  14. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Long-used US abortion pill under threat in Texas lawsuit (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    A federal judge in Texas raised questions Wednesday about a Christian group's effort to overturn the decades-old U.S. approval of a leading abortion drug, in a case that could threaten the country's most common method for ending pregnancies.

  15. UPI

    Federal judge in Texas hears arguments in lawsuit to ban abortion pill (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    A lawsuit being argued before a federal judge in Texas Wednesday could halt nationwide distribution of a popular but controversial abortion drug that has been used for decades to terminate early pregnancies.

  16. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Matthew Kacsmaryk: The Trump-appointed judge overseeing the blockbuster medication abortion lawsuit (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    ABC 17 Mid-Missouri's feed description

    By Devan Cole, CNN The federal judge overseeing a high-profile challenge to the FDA’s two-decade-old approval of certain drugs used to terminate a pregnancy is a deeply conservative jurist with a proclivity for siding with plaintiffs looking to roll back reproductive and LGBTQ rights or block key Bi…

  17. Newsweek

    What to watch for in Texas medication abortion lawsuit hearing (opens Newsweek)

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    A Texas federal judge will hear a case on Wednesday that could force the abortion drug mifepristone to be temporarily pulled from the market.

  18. Local Memphis

    What's at stake in abortion medication case (opens Local Memphis)

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    In addition to the possible ramifications for abortion rights, the case has raised concerns about court transparency and so-called judge shopping.

  19. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Matthew Kacsmaryk: The Trump-appointed judge overseeing the blockbuster medication abortion lawsuit | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    Matthew Kacsmaryk: The Trump-appointed judge overseeing the blockbuster medication abortion lawsuit

  20. WHEC Rochester

    Why abortion pill case raises legal, transparency questions (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    WHEC Rochester's feed description

    A federal judge has heard arguments in a lawsuit that poses a threat to the nationwide availability of a popular abortion medication. The hearing Wednesday comes as a conservative Christian group seeks to reverse federal approval of the drug, mifepristone.

  21. Portland Press Herald

    Conservative Texas judge weighs nationwide challenge to abortion pills (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    A federal judge is being asked to revoke or suspend the FDA's drug's approval of the drug 23 years ago, an unprecedented challenge to the federal agency's role.

  22. Los Angeles Times

    Conservative Texas judge hears arguments in challenge to abortion pills (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    A federal judge is hearing arguments in a high-stakes case that could threaten access to abortion medication and blunt the authority of U.S. drug regulators.

  23. Christian Science Monitor

    Can a federal judge overturn the FDA? Abortion pill case to decide. (opens Christian Science Monitor)

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    Christian Science Monitor's feed description

    Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk of Texas is weighing a high-stakes lawsuit from Christian conservatives aimed at overturning the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of an abortion pill.

  24. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Here is what's at stake in abortion medication case (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description

    A federal judge has heard arguments in a lawsuit that poses a threat to the nationwide availability of a popular abortion medication. The hearing Wednesday comes as a conservative Christian

  25. The New Republic

    Who Is Matthew Kacsmaryk, the Judge Who Could Pull Abortion Pills From the Market? (opens The New Republic)

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    The New Republic's feed description

    The Trump-appointed judge is set to issue a decision on mifepristone, one of two drugs used in medication abortion. Here’s what his track record reveals.

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