After a nearly four-hour federal court hearing in Amarillo, Texas, about the safety and approval of a common abortion pill, US District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, who's presiding over the trial, appeared receptive to claims the drug wasn't properly vetted.
U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk seemed open to the argument that the drug mifepristone, which is the first drug used to induce an abortion, had not been properly vetted when it was approved in 2000, a claim the Food and Drug Administration, along with other leading health organizations, strongly disputes."The court will issue an order and opinion as soon as possible," Kacsmaryk said.
The highly anticipated hearing marked the largest legal case against abortion practices since the Supreme Court's 6-3 Republican-appointed majority overturned Roe v. Wade last year, allowing states to impose laws severely restricting or prohibiting such procedures. "The FDA’s approval of chemical abortion drugs over 20 years ago has always stood on shaky legal and moral ground, and after years of evading responsibility, it’s time for the government to do what it’s legally required to do: protect the health and safety of vulnerable women and girls," Baptist, ADF's senior counsel, said in a statement after the hearing Wednesday.
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