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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Maya Yang

Democratic senators condemn federal judge’s ruling to block abortion drug

People take part in a march for abortion rights from Pershing Square to city hall in Los Angeles on 15 April 2023.
People take part in a march for abortion rights from Pershing Square to city hall in Los Angeles on Saturday. Photograph: Apu Gomes/AFP/Getty Images

Top Democratic senators across the US are pushing back after a federal judge in Texas decided to block the FDA-approved abortion drug mifepristone.

On Sunday, the New York senator Kirsten Gillibrand criticized as an “outrage” Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk’s decision, which is currently halted until at least Wednesday 19 April by the supreme court.

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