out of texas to halt the approval of the abortion pill mifepristone. in a statement, he said:. the justice department strongly disagrees with the decision of the district court and will be appealing the court s decision and seeking a stay pending appeal. adding separately, the justice department is reviewing the decision of the district court for the eastern district of washington. well that ruling out of washington state is seperate and contradictory to the one in texas, but was handed down at the same time. and in a partialand preliminary injunction, the washingtonjudge has prohibited the fda from immediately pulling the drug off shelves. let s take a closer look at the medication.
in a statement, joe biden called it another unprecedented step in taking away basic freedoms from women and putting their health at risk. adding, if it stands, it would prevent women in every state from accessing the medication, regardless of whether abortion is legal in a state. earlier thejustice department had also announced that it will be appealing the court s decision and will look into separate ruling out of washington state. that ruling is seperate and contradictory to the one in texas, but was handed down about the same time. in a partialand preliminary injunction, the washington judge prohibited the fda from immediately pulling the drug off shelves. let s take a closer look at the medication. the drug, mifepristone, is a medicinal pill which can be taken at home. it s used in more than half of us pregnancy terminations, and was first approved for use more than 20 years ago in 2000. live now to mary ziegler, professor of law at uc davis in california.
to the us, where the country is grappling with two contradictory abortion access rulings from a texas and washington state court. late last night president biden said he will fight a new ruling out of texas to halt the approval of the abortion pill mifepristone in seven days. in a statement, joe biden called it another unprecedented step in taking away basic freedoms from women and putting their health at risk. he added, if it stands, it would prevent women in every state from accessing the medication, regardless of whether abortion is legal in a state. earlier on friday, thejustice department had also announced that it will be appealing the court s decision and will look into a separate ruling out of washington state. that ruling contradcits the one in texas, but was handed down about the same time. in a partialand preliminary injunction, the washington judge prohibited the fda from immediately pulling the drug off shelves.