[Update: Hours later, 22 Democratic AGs opposed the lawsuit in their own filing.] The filings come in a closely watched case brought in Texas by a conservative group.
The anti-choice AGs were very clever in the way they did this and the timing of it. They waited until they could get in front of possibly the most right wing District Court judge out there, and they know full well that the current Supreme Court is all but certain to rule in their favour. Bottom line tome: They're probably going to win, as horrible as that is to contemplate.
Does any ONE of those signators know that mifepristone is used for diabetics with refractory cases of Cushing's syndrome? Save a fetus, kill a diabetic. Goody.
It is for medication abortion, so, it would have no direct effect on any other approval. (See the link in the third-to-last paragraph for the injunction request if you want the specific requests of the plaintiffs.)
If they are asking the court to order the FDA to suspend or withdraw its initial approval of mifepristone, why wouldn't that apply to all health conditions?
They are asking for the court to order the FDA to suspend or withdraw its Sept. 2000 approval of Mifeprex for medication abortion (and subsequent related actions easing access). (Again, this is in the injunction request, which is linked to in the piece.) If mifepristone was approved for another use unrelated to abortion at another time, my understanding is that that would not change.
Thank you for explaining. I have linked to your coverage in my article for Bleeding Heartland.
I find it interesting that Iowa's AG (who often brags about joining federal cases challenging Biden administration policies) has not publicly announced any of her recent anti-abortion moves.
The anti-choice AGs were very clever in the way they did this and the timing of it. They waited until they could get in front of possibly the most right wing District Court judge out there, and they know full well that the current Supreme Court is all but certain to rule in their favour. Bottom line tome: They're probably going to win, as horrible as that is to contemplate.
And how many of the 22 are male?
All but four of them, I think.
Does any ONE of those signators know that mifepristone is used for diabetics with refractory cases of Cushing's syndrome? Save a fetus, kill a diabetic. Goody.
If this lawsuit is successful, would it reverse FDA approval of mifepristone for all conditions? Or only for terminating pregnancies?
It is for medication abortion, so, it would have no direct effect on any other approval. (See the link in the third-to-last paragraph for the injunction request if you want the specific requests of the plaintiffs.)
If they are asking the court to order the FDA to suspend or withdraw its initial approval of mifepristone, why wouldn't that apply to all health conditions?
They are asking for the court to order the FDA to suspend or withdraw its Sept. 2000 approval of Mifeprex for medication abortion (and subsequent related actions easing access). (Again, this is in the injunction request, which is linked to in the piece.) If mifepristone was approved for another use unrelated to abortion at another time, my understanding is that that would not change.
Thank you for explaining. I have linked to your coverage in my article for Bleeding Heartland.
I find it interesting that Iowa's AG (who often brags about joining federal cases challenging Biden administration policies) has not publicly announced any of her recent anti-abortion moves.
Shouldn’t courts at least pretend to be impartial, what happened to judicial review
I don't know. But I can bet some states would try to prohibit it, period.