"Given this widespread debate over the safety of mifepristone, FDA has concluded that the best path forward is for the agency to undertake its review based on all the evidence before the agency. FDA has emphasized that it 'is taking care to do this study properly and in the right way.'"
"Missouri AG Catherine Hanaway (R)-along with AGs Kris Kobach (R-Kansas) and Raúl Labrador (R-Idaho)-filed the lawsuit in October, demanding the FDA roll back its approval from 10 weeks to seven, and ban it from being prescribed over telehealth."
The Trump administration's Department of Justice has filed motions to pause or dismiss lawsuits challenging the FDA's approval of mifepristone, the abortion pill. Missouri, Kansas, and Idaho's Republican attorneys general filed a lawsuit in October demanding the FDA restrict mifepristone approval from ten weeks to seven and ban telehealth prescriptions. The DOJ argues that pausing these lawsuits allows the FDA to conduct a proper review without confusion from multiple legal proceedings. This mirrors a similar DOJ request in January regarding Louisiana's lawsuit. The timing suggests the administration may be strategically delaying litigation until after midterm elections, while Senator Josh Hawley simultaneously introduced legislation to ban the abortion pill entirely.
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