Federal appeals court questions FDA rollback of abortion pill restrictions
A federal appeals court in New Orleans heard arguments in a high-stakes bid to invalidate FDA approval of the most widely used abortion medication in the country. A federal appeals court in New Orleans on Wednesday heard arguments in a high-stakes bid to invalidate FDA approval of the most widely used abortion medication in the country more than two decades after it hit the market and despite its safe use by millions of women. Three judges on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals -- one of the most conservative court s in the country -- appeared open to limiting access to the medication as they questioned a Biden administration attorney about FDA's assessment of the drug mifepristone's safety and effectiveness. A federal judge in Texas last month concluded the agency's process was deeply flawed and illegal from the start. That decision remains on hold for the duration of the legal challenge, which is expected to ultimately reach the U.S. Supreme Court, possibly next year. Mi...