Will Mifepristone Be Banned in the US?

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Resolved on Jun 13, 2024

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Kamala Harris"The Biden-Harris Administration will continue our efforts to protect access to abortion and defend the FDA in the courts."Aug 16, 2023

The White House

William Tong"This reckless challenge has zero basis in science or the law and must be rejected."

Jessica West"[I]t's a stretch of a legal argument" to push for withdrawing mifepristone's approval.

Kelly BadenThe argument for withdrawing mifepristone's FDA approval is "a baseless case that could dramatically reduce nationwide access to mifepristone."

Adam Unikowsky"In my view, the Justice Department will likely prevail [on maintaining FDA approval of mifepristone]."

Ingrid SkopThe FDA "ignored its own rules from the beginning to fast-track approval of the abortion pill mifepristone."

Rachel O'Leary Carmona"The imminent threat to access to mifepristone and abortion care remains."Apr 15, 2023

AlterNet

Ron WydenThe Texas ruling against mifepristone's FDA Approval "has no basis in law."

Nancy Northup"If allowed to stand, it [Kacsmaryk's ruling] would remove mifepristone from the market in states where it's legal."

Ushma Upadhyay"Mifepristone is extremely safe — it has an over 99 percent safety rating."Mar 11, 2023

AlterNet

Rebecca Gomperts"The reality is the pills are not going to go away... Women will always get them, and we will do whatever it takes to get them to them."

William Tong"The consequences of this case could go as far as taking mifepristone entirely off the market nationwide."

Kelly Baden"[T]he Supreme Court has only one reasonable option—honor the FDA approval of mifepristone."

Stephen VladeckThe Supreme Court's refusal to hear a broader challenge "is a very good sign for access to mifepristone."Dec 13, 2023

Business Insider

Adam Unikowsky"If the subject matter of this case were anything other than abortion, the plaintiffs would have no chance of succeeding in the Supreme Court."

The FDA "illegally expedited and approved the use of mifepristone."Apr 19, 2023

FOX News

Karine Jean-PierreThe appeal on the mifepristone ruling "probably is going to go up to the Supreme Court, which we feel pretty confident that we're going to win."

Xavier Becerra"We will make sure that we get that appeal and that stay... we will go as far as we need to go in order to protect access to mifepristone."Apr 09, 2023