The Justice Department is looking to reinstate full access to mifespristone after an appeal to the Fifth Circuit resulted in access with limitations.
to block a federal appeals court decision that limits access to the abortion drug mifepristone.
The government, on behalf of the Food and Drug Administration, earlier today requested an immediate administrative stay to preserve the status quo while the court considers the request. Portions of a Texas district court's order that limits the drug would otherwise take effect at 1:00 a.m. ET on Saturday, April 15.
The administration brief calls the lower court rulings"unprecedented" and says they"unleashed regulatory chaos" by suspending the existing FDA-approved conditions of use for mifepristone."The brief used the strongest language in urging the court to block the lower court orders. "The district court countermanded the scientific judgment the FDA has maintained across five administrations; nullified the approval of a drug that has been safely used by millions of Americans over more than two decades; and upset reliance interests in the health care system that depends on the availability of mifepristone as an alternative to surgical abortion for women who choose to lawfully terminate their early pregnancies.
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