A federal judge has put on hold the lawsuit that posed the broadest threat to nationwide access to the abortion pill, pausing the case until December 1 or until the Food and Drug Administration completes its ongoing safety study of mifepristone, whichever comes first.
U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor of the Northern District of Texas granted a Justice Department request to pause the suit brought by the attorneys general of Texas and Florida, which asks the court to unwind the FDA's 2000 approval of the drug entirely. Both states agreed to the delay. In the same order, O'Connor denied a motion to dismiss the case filed by generic manufacturer GenBioPro and distributor Danco Laboratories, which intervened as defendants earlier this year.
