Category: abortion

Biden Administration Proposes Stricter Patient Privacy Rules for Abortion Seekers

The Biden administration is taking new measures to protect the privacy of abortion seekers after a federal judge halted the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval of the abortion drug mifepristone. The new actions were announced on April 12, ahead of the third meeting of the Task Force on Reproductive Health Access. “Efforts to…


Federal Judge’s Decision Against Abortion Pill May Not Survive Appeals, Legal Experts Say

A federal judge’s recent ruling striking down U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of abortion pill mifepristone is not likely to survive on appeal, legal experts told The Epoch Times. The court decision is one of many to have followed across the country in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision in June 2022…


California Stockpiles Emergency Supply of Abortion Drugs After Judge’s Ruling

California has secured an emergency stockpile of up to 2 million abortion pills after a federal judge blocked the federal regulator’s approval of mifepristone, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Monday. The unprecedented ruling by U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk in the northern district of Texas halted the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval of mifepristone while…


Capitol Report: Government Might Ignore Judge’s Abortion Pill Ban; Roger Stone: Where Does Trump’s Prosecution Lead?

The federal government might ignore a judge’s ban on abortion pills. Some argue the government has the right to do that. Our reporter spoke with a legal expert to find out if that’s true. President Joe Biden said he plans on running for reelection in 2024, adding more about the timing of an official announcement….


California Governor’s Plan to Cancel Walgreens Contract Over Abortion Drug Blocked by Federal Law

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is backtracking on statements made last month, after federal regulations prevented him from pulling state contracts with Walgreens, over the abortion drug mifepristone the retailer refuses to dispense in 21 U.S. states. “California has no intention of taking any action that would violate federal Medicaid requirements, or that could undermine access…


Biden Administration Asks Court to Block Ruling That Would Make Abortion Pill Unavailable

President Joe Biden’s administration on April 10 asked a U.S. appeals court to stop an order that would make an abortion pill unavailable nationwide on Friday. Making mifepristone, the pill, unavailable would “severely harm women,” Biden administration lawyers told an appeals court in an emergency motion for a stay. U.S. District Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk,…


Biden Health Secretary Says Ignoring Court Order Against Abortion Drug Is ‘On the Table’

Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said Sunday that the Biden administration is considering defying a conservative federal judge’s order that suspends the approval of mifepristone, the nation’s most widely used abortion drug. “We want the courts to overturn this reckless decision,” Becerra said on CNN’s “State of the Union” of the ruling issued…


Biden Health Secretary Suggests Ignoring Court Order Against Abortion Drug Is ‘On the Table’

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra said Sunday that the Biden administration is considering defying a conservative federal judge’s order that suspends the approval of mifepristone, the nation’s most widely used abortion drug. “We want the courts to overturn this reckless decision,” Becerra said on CNN’s “State of the Union” of the ruling…


Federal Judge Orders FDA to Freeze Approval of Abortion Pill Mifepristone

A federal judge in Texas, in an unprecedented move, has ordered the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to temporarily halt its approval of mifepristone, a drug used for abortion. U.S. District Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk, a Trump appointee in Amarillo, Texas, signed an injunction directing the FDA to stay mifepristone’s approval, while the lawsuit that…


Idaho Imposes ‘Abortion Trafficking’ Ban, Criminalizing Taking Minors Across State Lines to Abort Babies

Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Wednesday signed a bill that makes it a criminal offense for an adult to help a minor get an abortion without parental consent, even if the procedure to terminate the pregnancy is done out of state, formally establishing a new crime called “abortion trafficking.” Little, a Republican, signed into law…