A federal judge appointed by former President Donald Trump could upend decades of policy on abortion medication, reversing the loosening of restrictions made in the past year and potentially outlawing the drug altogether.
. “And, if Kacsmaryk behaves as he has in past cases, the scope of that order will be limited only by his own desires and ambitions.”
The Biden administration has pledged to appeal any decision that further restricts abortion medication. But since the case is in the jurisdiction of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals , it’s unlikely an appeal could be won in that arena, or that an injunction would be placed on Kacsmaryk’s eventual ruling.
Abortion rights advocates have expressed concern about the case. At least two groups that help Americans obtain abortion medication from other countries — Aid Access and Plan C —before they become pregnant, in case they need it in the future. Andrea Miller, president of the National Institute for Reproductive Health, has said that a ruling from Kacsmaryk could be “devastating for abortion care.”
“Cutting off critical access to abortion medication — which is the preferred method for more than half of abortion patients in the country — would cause significant harm, especially at a time when
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