Texas Judge Considering Fate of Abortion Pill; Ruling Expected ‘As Soon As Possible’
A federal judge in Texas will decide whether the abortion pill, mifepristone, should be restricted or taken off the market.
U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, who heard arguments from both sides during a hearing in Amarillo on Wednesday, told lawyers he would issue a ruling “as soon as possible,” the Associated Press reported.
The hearing is part of a civil lawsuit filed in November against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services by the Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, a coalition of pro-life medical groups and physicians that “upholds and promotes the fundamental principles of Hippocratic medicine,” according to its website. (pdf)…