A federal judge in Texas appointed by Donald Trump will suspend the government’s approval of a commonly used abortion drug used for more than half of all abortions in the US, putting the medication’s access gravely at risk for millions of Americans.
Mifepristone, one of two drugs in a two-drug protocol for medication abortion, was approved for use by the US Food and Drug Administration more than two decades ago. But a lawsuit filed by an influential right-wing legal group and anti-abortion activists has sought to revoke that approval as part of a years-long campaign to outlaw abortion nationwide.
