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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Mary Tuma

Fate of US abortion drug hangs in balance ahead of Friday deadline

People march through downtown Amarillo, Texas, to protest a lawsuit to ban the abortion drug mifepristone on 11 February.
People march through downtown Amarillo, Texas, to protest a lawsuit to ban the abortion drug mifepristone on 11 February. Photograph: Justin Rex/AP

FDA authorization for a key abortion drug could be nullified after Friday, unless an appeals court acts on a Biden administration request to block last week’s ruling suspending approval of the drug.

The drug, mifepristone, is used in more than half of all the abortions in the US. The ruling, issued by a federal judge in Texas, applies across the country.

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