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The ruling temporarily narrowed a decision by a lower court judge in Texas that had completely blocked the FDA’s approval of abortion pill mifepristone.

The U.S. FDA approved mifepristone, part of a two-drug regimen that accounts for more than half of U.S. abortions, over 20 years ago.

The U.S. Justice Department’s request was filed just days after conflicting court rulings over the legality of mifepristone put access to the abortion medication in doubt.