Access to the most commonly used method of abortion in the US has plunged into uncertainty after conflicting court rulings over the legality of the medication, which has been widely available for more than 20 years.
But the agency's authority faces new challenges in a post-Roe legal environment in which abortions are banned or unavailable in 14 states, while 16 states have laws specifically targeting abortion medications.
Elsewhere, Mr Kacsmaryk sided with plaintiffs in stating that the FDA overstepped its authority in approving mifepristone, in part, by using a specialised review process reserved for drugs to treat "serious or life-threatening illnesses." "The court's decision today is a major step forward for women and girls whose health and safety have been jeopardised for decades by the FDA's rushed, flawed and politicised approval of these dangerous drugs," said March for Life President Jeanne Mancini.
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