Texas judge open to claims abortion drug wasn’t properly vetted: Reports

After nearly four hours in federal court in Amarillo TexasAbout the safety of and approval of a Common Abortion pill, the judge in charge of the trial, appeared open to the idea that the drug hadn’t been properly vetted.

Matthew Kacsmaryk (U.S. District Judge) seemed open to accepting the argument that mifepristone was not properly vetted at the time it was approved for use in 2000. Food and Drug AdministrationAlong with other top health organizations, they strongly disagree.

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“The court will issue an order and opinion as soon as possible,” Kacsmaryk stated.

A reporter at the U.S. District Court in the Northern District of Texas tweeted the entire hearing Wednesday “Kacsmaryk appeared to seriously entertain claims that mifepristone is unsafe,” He also asked the attorneys for the plaintiffs if he could provide an alternative. “analogue where courts have intervened in such a way” It has been over 20 years since a drug was approved.

“No, I can’t,” Erik Baptist is an attorney at Alliance Defending Freedom. Baptist said that many people have spent years trying to stop the drug from being approved outside of court and through the FDA.

The hearing, which was highly anticipated, marked the largest legal case against the practice of abortion since the Supreme Court’s 6-3 Republican majority decision. Roe v. Wade In 2011, states were allowed to pass laws prohibiting or severely restricting certain procedures.

The lawsuit was filed by the Texas-based Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, along with other religious doctors. They sued the FDA in November to stop the sale of the drug. Their lawsuit is currently being heard through the federal courts.

The plaintiffs filed the lawsuit in Amarillo where the ADF was incorporated three months earlier. This allowed them to ensure their case reached Kacsmaryk who was a Trump appointee and served as the deputy general counsel to President Donald Trump. First Liberty InstituteA firm that represents a variety of Christian plaintiffs in First Amendment lawsuits all the way through to the Supreme Court. Supreme Court.

If Kacsmaryk issues a nationwide order against the drug, then the Biden administration will likely quickly appeal that decision to the Republican-majority U.S. Court of Appeals.

Some legal experts disagree. Speculative The judge could pursue a narrower route and prohibit the drug’s sale in Texas only.

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The Washington Examiner We reached out to Planned Parenthood and ADF for comments.

This is a still in development story. We will keep you updated.