A federal judge has ruled that West Virginia can restrict the sale of the abortion pill. That's despite federal regulators’ approval of it as a safe and effective medication.

West Virginia can restrict the sale of the abortion pill, despite federal regulators’ approval of it as a safe and effective medication, a federal judge has ruled.

U.S. District Court Judge Robert C. Chambers determined Thursday that the near-total abortion ban signed by Republican Gov. Jim Justice in September 2022 takes precedence over approvals from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

  • Ranvier
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    1 year ago

    I’m not sure the atf is going to be the best analogy because of some specifics in the law creating the fda, explicitly disallowing states or other bodies to make their own judgements on prescription drugs. Thanks for the other example of a time this was attempted, let’s hope the ruling in the Massachusetts case wins out before the supreme court destroys the FDA and wreaks more havoc on the practice of medicine in the US.