![]() In early April, a conservative federal judge in Texas suspended the FDA’s approval of mifepristone, which was first authorized in 2000. In the past weeks, there have been a number of court rulings on mifepristone, some of which directly conflict with one another. ![]() ![]() Under existing regulations, mifepristone can be dispensed by mail and could be administered up to 10 weeks into a pregnancy. It’s the most common method of abortion administered each year in the US, and is widely considered safe by medical experts. ![]() Mifepristone, along with misoprostol, is part of a two-drug regimen for medication abortions. The Justice Department, along with drug manufacturer Danco Laboratories, had filed emergency requests on Friday, April 14, asking the Supreme Court for the stay. It's since been extended until midnight on Friday, April 21. The court’s original order staying the restrictions, released last week on Friday, April 14, stated that the temporary hold would last through Wednesday, April 19, 2023. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court briefly extended an existing order that temporarily prevents restrictions on the abortion drug mifepristone from going into effect. ![]()
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