Judge Matthew Kasmarik is known for his opposition to abortions. He was actually an anti-abortion movement lawyer before he was appointed to the bench. The Justice Department now appealing the case as the Biden administration promises a fight. It's possible that this drug will remain on the market while the courts work through this.
A federal judge in Texas invalidated the FDA’s decades-old approval of the abortion drug mifepristone. Vox’s Anna North explains the battle over a drug that’s been legal since 2000.
This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy and Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Matthew Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and Amanda Lewellyn, engineered by Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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