A three-judge panel consisting of Judges James Hoy and Cory Wilson, appointed by then-President Donald Trump, and Judge Jennifer Walker Elrod, appointed by then-President George W. Bush, appeared Wednesday to uphold the claims. that conscience and religious rights Anti-abortion doctors are hurt by the FDA’s nearly 23-year approval of mifepristone.
Ho rebuffed attorneys for the Justice Department and mifepristone maker Danco Laboratories, urging them to focus on “the facts of this case” rather than “this kind of ‘FDA can do no wrong’ thing.” He questioned whether the FDA erred in approving the drug through an expedited process normally reserved for treating serious illnesses. “Pregnancy is not a serious disease,” he said. “When we celebrated Mother’s Day, we celebrated illness.”
KFF Health News Senior Correspondent Sarah Varney joined PBS NewsHour’s Jeff Bennett and University of Texas Law School professor Stephen Vladek to discuss the legal arguments that piqued the interest of the justices and how the case could affect the availability of mifepristone. country.
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