Posted on Feb 11, 2023
Missouri and Kansas attorneys general join GOP lawsuit seeking to block abortion pill nationwide
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Missouri’s brief falsely claims that medication abortions, which have been used for more than two decades and only rarely result in complications, “are much riskier than surgical abortions." Reproductive health experts have said the lawsuit is based on flawed evidence, selected studies and anecdotes.
Attorneys general representing nearly two dozen Republican states are backing a lawsuit that would remove the abortion pill from throughout the United States after more than two decades, eliminating the option even in states where abortion access remains legal.
The state of Missouri filed its own brief in the case Friday while Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch filed a brief on behalf of her state as well as Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Montana, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Wyoming.
Attorneys general representing nearly two dozen Republican states are backing a lawsuit that would remove the abortion pill from throughout the United States after more than two decades, eliminating the option even in states where abortion access remains legal.
The state of Missouri filed its own brief in the case Friday while Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch filed a brief on behalf of her state as well as Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Montana, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Wyoming.
Missouri and Kansas attorneys general join GOP lawsuit seeking to block abortion pill nationwide
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Democratic and Republican attorneys general squared off on Friday in dueling arguments over an attempt by anti-abortion physicians to pull the abortion pill, mifepristone, from the U.S. market.
New York led a coalition of 22 attorneys general who argued that pulling the pill would have “devastating consequences” for women. Mississippi led 22 Republican attorneys general who argued that the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of mifepristone is “deeply flawed.”
The dueling arguments are part of an escalating federal court battle in Texas over a lawsuit filed by anti-abortion physicians last November, which seeks to overturn the FDA’s more than two-decade-old approval of mifepristone.
Used in combination with misoprostol, mifepristone is the most common method to terminate a pregnancy in the U.S., accounting for about half of all abortions.
The abortion rights group NARAL Pro-Choice America, in an analysis published Friday, said 40 million women would lose access to the abortion pill if the court overturns the FDA’s approval."...
..."Democratic and Republican attorneys general squared off on Friday in dueling arguments over an attempt by anti-abortion physicians to pull the abortion pill, mifepristone, from the U.S. market.
New York led a coalition of 22 attorneys general who argued that pulling the pill would have “devastating consequences” for women. Mississippi led 22 Republican attorneys general who argued that the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of mifepristone is “deeply flawed.”
The dueling arguments are part of an escalating federal court battle in Texas over a lawsuit filed by anti-abortion physicians last November, which seeks to overturn the FDA’s more than two-decade-old approval of mifepristone.
Used in combination with misoprostol, mifepristone is the most common method to terminate a pregnancy in the U.S., accounting for about half of all abortions.
The abortion rights group NARAL Pro-Choice America, in an analysis published Friday, said 40 million women would lose access to the abortion pill if the court overturns the FDA’s approval."...
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