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A federal judge has ruled in favor of West Virginia’s restrictions on medication abortion.

Catherine McQueen/Getty Images(CHARLESTON, W.V.) -- West Virginia has the right to block the sale of the abortion drug mifepristone, even though federal regulators have decided the medication is safe, a federal judge ruled on Thursday. The decision by U.S. District Judge Robert Chambers is a blow to abortion rights groups that had hoped to strike down state bans using a novel and somewhat arcane legal argument invoking an idea known as "federal preemption." In a statement, GenBioPro CEO Evan Masingill said the company was considering "next steps" and maintained that "w...

A United States District Judge on Thursday dismissed portions of a lawsuit brought against West Virginia by a manufacturer of a generic version of the abortion drug mifepristone over the state’s restrictions on the medication. GenBioPro sued the state’s attorney general in January, claiming the abortion ban and other restrictions have caused it “significant, ongoing economic…

GenBioPro Inc, which sells a generic version of the abortion pill mifepristone, has lost a bid to overturn West Virginia's near-total ban on abortion. U.S. District Judge Robert Chambers in Huntington late Thursday rejected the company's argument that West Virginia's ban must be struck down because it conflicts with the federal government's decision to approve and regulate mifepristone for medication abortion, dismissing most of the company's lawsuit. Chambers, who was appointed to the bench by Democratic then-President Bill Clinton, said the U.S. Supreme Court "...

Abortion Pill Manufacturer Dealt Massive Blow By Federal Judge Katelynn Richardson on August 25, 2023 A federal judge upheld West Virginia’s abortion ban