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Abortion Pill Maker Sues F.D.A. to Protect Drug if a Court Orders It Off the Market

The suit by GenBioPro, the generic maker of mifepristone, is the latest strand in the intense legal battle over abortion pills.

Appeals Court Says Abortion Pill Can Remain Available but Imposes Temporary Restrictions

The judges blocked the drug from being sent to patients through the mail and rolled back other steps the government had taken to ease access.

What’s Going On With the Abortion Pill Rulings by Federal Judges?

One invalidated the F.D.A.’s approval of the abortion pill mifepristone. The other ordered the F.D.A. to do nothing to restrict the pill’s availability.

Texas Judge Invalidates FDA Approval of the Abortion Pill Mifepristone

The Texas judge’s ruling was quickly contradicted by another federal judge in Washington State who ordered the F.D.A. to keep mifepristone available.

Wyoming Judge Temporarily Blocks the State’s New Abortion Ban

Wyoming’s Constitution guarantees a right to make individual health care decisions. The new ban attempts to circumvent that right by declaring that abortion is not...

Lawyers to Face Off Before Judge in Closely Watched Abortion Pills Case

The first hearing in a lawsuit that seeks to overturn F.D.A. approval of the pills takes place Wednesday morning in Texas.

Walgreens Says It Won’t Offer the Abortion Pill Mifepristone in Conservative States

The decision applies to 21 states whose attorneys general threatened Walgreens and other pharmacies with legal action if they dispensed the pill there.

12 States Sue F.D.A., Seeking Removal of Special Restrictions on Abortion Pill

The suit argues that rules applying to mifepristone unnecessarily limit patients’ access to medication abortion.

Helping Stroke Patients Regain Movement in their Hands

The results of an innovative study suggest electrical stimulation of the spinal cord could eventually help some of the many people disabled by strokes.

New Lawsuit Challenges State Bans on Abortion Pills

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...