Abortion case heads to court, as Senators press Walgreens over new mifepristone policy

The battle over access to a key drug used for medication abortions heats up in a Texas courtroom, as Senators send a letter to Walgreens over its recent announcement that it will not dispense abortion pills in 20 states.

By Alan Goforth | March 15, 2023 at 12:03 PM

The battle over access to a key drug used for medication abortions continues to heat up, both in a Texas courtroom and in the U.S. Senate.

Today, U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk will hear arguments today in a case involving the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s decades-old approval of the drug mifepristone, one of two medications used to terminate an early pregnancy. The plaintiffs asked Kacsmaryk to order the FDA to withdraw its approval of the drug, arguing that the agency mistakenly approved the drug under a regulation that allows accelerated approval of medications for “serious or life-threatening illnesses.”

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