Abortion Pill Manufacturer Files Suit Against W.Va.
GenBioPro, a manufacturer of generic mifepristone, commonly known as an abortion pill, is suing in federal court to invalidate West Virginia’s medication abortion ban.
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GenBioPro, a manufacturer of generic mifepristone, commonly known as an abortion pill, is suing in federal court to invalidate West Virginia’s medication abortion ban.
A company that makes an abortion pill filed a lawsuit Wednesday morning challenging the constitutionality of a state ban on the medication, one in what is expected to be a wave of cases arguing that the federal Food and Drug Administration's approval of the pill takes precedence over such restrictive state laws.
The case, brought by GenBioPro, a company that makes one of two abortion drugs, argues that it is unconstitutional for a state to bar access to a medication approved by the federal government.
The manufacturer of one of two drugs used in a medication abortion filed a federal lawsuit on Wednesday against the state of West Virginia over its new abortion ban that prohibits the procedure at all stages of pregnancy, arguing that federal law supersedes the state's ability to restrict access to the medication.