Abortion Pill Maker Sues F.D.A. to Protect Drug if a Court Orders It Off the Market

April 19, 2023

(New York Times) – The company that makes a majority of the abortion pill mifepristone sold in the United States sued the Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday, a new legal volley in a string of recent court maneuverings over the fate of the drug. The lawsuit adds another strand to the intense legal battle underway over a case filed in federal court in Texas in which a consortium of anti-abortion groups are seeking to overturn the F.D.A.’s 23-year-old approval of mifepristone, the first pill used in a two-drug medication abortion regimen. (Read More)