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Judge rules FDA restrictions on mifepristone are arbitrary and capricious

The Guardian Health Friday 24 July 2026, 22:00 UTC By Melody Schreiber 1 min read
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Abortion medication ruled to be safe as judge orders Trump administration to consider overturning restrictions A federal judge upheld the safety of the abortion medication mifepristone and ordered the Trump administration to examine and consider overturning restrictions on the drug as barriers to abortion access mount across the country. Robert S Ballou, a US district judge in Virginia, ordered the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) on Friday to reconsider mifepristone restrictions, which...

Abortion medication ruled to be safe as judge orders Trump administration to consider overturning restrictions

A federal judge upheld the safety of the abortion medication mifepristone and ordered the Trump administration to examine and consider overturning restrictions on the drug as barriers to abortion access mount across the country.

Robert S Ballou, a US district judge in Virginia, ordered the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) on Friday to reconsider mifepristone restrictions, which the judge found to be arbitrary and capricious.

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