Abortion pill Mifepristone got Walgreens into hot water Two parallel storylines related to the pill are capturing headlines. Fortune · Mar 9, 2023
Girls in Texas could get birth control at federal clinics — until a dad sued Trump-appointed federal judge Matthew Kacsmaryk ruled that free birth control for teens from a federal program violates Texas law and parental rights. For now, it's still available in other states. WEKU · Mar 9, 2023
Could a Texas judge halt abortion pill access, even in states with protections? ATLANTA — A conservative federal judge in Texas is poised to rule in a lawsuit that could disrupt abortion access across the nation — including in states with strong abortion protections such as California — by halting distribution of a key abortion pill. Los Angeles Times · Mar 7, 2023
Studies Link Marijuana Legalization to All Sorts of Positive Public Health Outcomes Plus: San Francisco claims to have "significantly disrupted" sex trafficking, a nationwide injunction on abortion pills, and more... Reason · Mar 7, 2023
Editorial: Abortion opponents are trying to revoke FDA approval of a drug. That’s scary In the post-Roe world, one of the prime targets of antiabortion activists is medication abortion, a two-drug regimen in which a pregnant person takes mifepristone followed by misoprostol. Los Angeles Times · Mar 7, 2023
Maryland prepares for federal ruling that could force abortion pill off the market BALTIMORE — A decision is due any day from a federal court in Texas that could have sweeping repercussions on abortion access across the country — including in states, like Maryland, where the procedure is protected. Tribune News Service · Mar 5, 2023
Editorial: Abortion pill extremists are disingenuous absolutists When the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year, freeing states to limit or ban abortion, we knew abortion pills would become a target. Chicago Tribune · Feb 21, 2023
‘It’s a war’: the doctor who wants Americans to get abortion pills before it’s too late Rebecca Gomperts has found innovative ways to circumvent abortion restrictions worldwide – and a US ruling could make her work even more urgent The Guardian - US · Feb 20, 2023
Abortion pill could be pulled off market by Texas lawsuit A Texas lawsuit could threaten the nationwide availability of medication abortion, which now accounts for the majority of abortions in the U.S. The case filed by abortion opponents who helped challenge Roe v. Wade seeks to reverse a decades-old approval by the Food and Drug Administration The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2023
The ‘rogue’ Trump-appointed judge with abortion pill’s future in his hands Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk has amassed a litany of contentious rulings in less than four years The Guardian - US · Feb 10, 2023
Medication abortion could get harder to obtain – or easier: There's a new wave of post-Dobbs lawsuits on abortion pills Medication abortion now accounts for more than half of all abortions in the United States. The Conversation · Feb 9, 2023
Trump judge’s ruling could ban abortion pill across the US Far-right groups have asked to reverse the FDA’s approval of mifepristone, which has been on the market for decades The Guardian - US · Feb 9, 2023
Robin Abcarian: Bad news: A Texas judge holds the future of medication abortion in his very conservative hands Could a federal judge really declare that an abortion drug used safely by millions of American women over more than two decades did not receive proper vetting and force it off the market? Los Angeles Times · Feb 9, 2023
GOP AGs threaten CVS over abortion pills More than a dozen attorneys general sent a threatening letter to the chains, citing a law from 1873 Salon · Feb 2, 2023
The Independent UK · Jan 10, 2023 Birth control ruling to see fresh scrutiny at Texas Capitol Texas lawmakers are returning to the Capitol for the first legislative session since a statewide abortion ban took effect, and access to birth control for minors is likely to command fresh attention
The Guardian - US · Jan 5, 2023 Texas minors need parental approval for federally funded birth control – court Trump-appointed judge rules that children must have parental consent for contraception, in state where most abortion is banned
Axios · Jan 4, 2023 FDA adds a major new twist to the abortion pill fight Abortion rights advocates say that if the FDA withdraws its mifepristone approval, it would essentially result in a national ban.
Tribune News Service · Jan 4, 2023 Sharon Grigsby: Trump judge’s rollback of birth control rights forces Texas clinics to turn away teens Texas has yet again set the standard for terrible reproductive health policy.
The Texas Tribune · Jan 3, 2023 Texas family planning clinics require parental consent for birth control following court ruling The Title X program has long provided free, confidential contraception to anyone, regardless of age, income or immigration status. A North Texas federal judge ruled in December that the program violates Texas law and parents’ rights.
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The Texas Tribune · Dec 21, 2022 Federal court ruling may prevent Texas teens from getting birth control without parental permission U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, a former religious liberty lawyer, found that a federal program that gives teens access to birth control denies a parent “a fundamental right to control and direct the upbringing of his minor children.”
Tribune News Service · Dec 19, 2022 Biden administration doesn’t appeal Texas court loss on LGBTQ protections AUSTIN, Texas — The Biden administration did not appeal a recent court loss in Texas regarding federal LGBTQ protections, a decision Attorney General Ken Paxton is celebrating as a win.
The Texas Tribune · Dec 16, 2022 U.S. judge in Amarillo halts Biden administration’s attempt to end “remain in Mexico” policy The Biden administration stopped enrolling new asylum seekers into the Trump-era program in August.
The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2022 US judge blocks Biden bid to end 'Remain in Mexico' policy A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Biden administration from ending a Trump-era policy requiring asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico for hearings in U.S. immigration court
Tribune News Service · Dec 16, 2022 Texas judge prevents Biden from ending ‘Remain in Mexico’ immigration policy A Texas federal judge on Thursday ruled for a second time that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security can’t end a Trump administration program that forced asylum seekers to wait outside the country while their claims are resolved.