AUSTIN, Texas — Abortion opponents on Friday asked a federal court to yank federal approval of a pill used to end pregnancies.
The lawsuit led by the Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine contends the U.S. Food and Drug Administration lacked legal authority to approve and make it easier for people to get the abortion-inducing drug called mifepristone.
The case could have sweeping effects because more than half the abortions in the country are now done with medication. Since the fall of Roe vs. Wade, demand for abortion-inducing pills by mail has surged, especially in states like Texas that have enacted bans.
