Abortion rights demonstrators gather in front of St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan on January 22, 2023.Selcuk Acar/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images The American Medical Association is urging a Texas judge to reject an effort to ban mifepristone. Abortion opponents claim the FDA-approved drug is dangerous. But the AMA says opponents are distorting science, noting the pill's safety "has been evident for decades." Anti-abortion activists who are urging a conservative Texas judge to ban an FDA-approved abortion pill over purported health concerns are misrepresenting the science, lawyers for the American Medical Association argued this week.The attorneys for the AMA warned that any decision that restricts access to the abortion pill mifepristone "will impose a severe, almost unimaginable cost on pregnant people throughout the United States."The Food and Drug Administration approved mifepristone in 2000 and has argued any effort by a court to restrict access to it would be "extraordinary and unprecedented." It is currently used as part of a two-drug method for non-surgical, medication abortions in states that have not prohibited options for terminating a pregnancy since the overturning of Roe v.
Childbirth Is Far More Dangerous For Women Than The Abortion Pill, American Medical Association Tells The Texas Judge Weighing M
cdavis@insider.com (Charles R. Davis), Business Insider
Thu, 02/16/2023 - 3:28pm
Topics: st patrick's cathedral manhattan january acar/anadolu agency getty images the american medical association anti-abortion united states the food drug administration alliance hippocratic medicine president donald trump american college obstetricians gynecologists american academy family physicians fda judge matthew kacsmaryk northern district february email business insider american medical association texas abortion fda-approved ama childbirth dangerous mifepristone attorneys pregnant access urging note group ban lawyers progesterone health activists harm opponents argued organizations effort purported science unprecedented decades safety conservative death lawsuit filed based part pregnancy effects concerns general cited including submitted arguing court week
BING NEWS:
- Anti-abortion groups drop challenge to abortion pill as GOP states seek to continue case
A coalition of anti-abortion medical groups and doctors on Tuesday dropped their lawsuit challenging the U.S. government's approval of the abortion pill mifepristone, though Republican-led states are ...
11/19/2024 - 9:53 am | View Link - More
Welcome to Wopular
Wopular is an
online newspaper rack,
giving you a summary view of the top headlines from the top news sites.
Senh Duong (Founder)
Wopular,
MWB,
RottenTomatoes
MoviesWithButter : Our Sister Site
- "Expendables 4" Starts Shooting This Fall, Says Randy Couture at the Arnold Sports Festival more
- “Expendables 4” Gets Funding Interest from “Ip Man 3” Financier more
- "Ip Man 3" Distributor Suspected of Box Office Fraud, Parent Company Loses $200M in Market Cap more
- Yen Targets "Ip Man 4" for 2018 Release; Discusses Film with Director, Producer more
- "Ip Man 3" Shatters Expectations with $72M Opening [China Box Office] more