President Biden
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Today, a federal district judge in Texas ruled that a prescription medication available for over 22 years, approved by the FDA, and used safely by millions of women should no longer be approved in the U.S.
Here's why this matters. And how my Administration is going to fight it.
The medication in question is used for medication abortion.
It doesn't just affect women in Texas. If it stands, it'd prevent women across the country from accessing the medication.
It's the next step toward an abortion ban that Republican elected officials vowed to make law.
What's more – the court in this case has substituted its judgment for FDA, the expert agency that approves drugs.
That means if this ruling were to stand, there would be virtually no prescription approved by the FDA safe from this kind of attack.
We're going to fight it.
The Attorney General has announced @TheJusticeDept will file an appeal and seek an immediate stay of the decision.
And Congress must restore the protections of Roe v. Wade.
@VP and I are committed to protecting a woman’s right to an abortion. Period.
11:11 PM · Apr 7, 2023
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