{"id":4467,"date":"2023-04-10T15:21:59","date_gmt":"2023-04-10T15:21:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/library\/?p=4467"},"modified":"2023-04-10T20:55:50","modified_gmt":"2023-04-10T20:55:50","slug":"whats-going-on-with-medication-abortion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/library\/whats-going-on-with-medication-abortion\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s going on with medication abortion?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/04\/image-1-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/04\/image-1-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/04\/image-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/04\/image-1-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/04\/image-1-1536x1024.png 1536w, https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/04\/image-1-2048x1365.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Image freely available from Flickr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. 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Jackson<\/a> case, many observers wondered whether non-surgical abortions&#8211;i.e., abortions caused by certain medications&#8211;would become illegal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are now two competing court decisions about this issue. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This Texas-based <a href=\"https:\/\/int.nyt.com\/data\/documenttools\/court-decision-invalidating-approval-of-mifepristone\/0bb045930a649567\/full.pdf\">decision<\/a>, issued on April 7, ordered the Food and Drug Administration to withdraw its approval of the abortion pill mifepristone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the same day, another federal court <a href=\"https:\/\/agportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploadedfiles\/Another\/News\/Press_Releases\/80_OrderDenyinginPartMotionPI.pdf\">ordered <\/a>the FDA <em>not<\/em> to withdraw mifepristone approval in the following states:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Arizona<\/li><li>Colorado<\/li><li>Connecticut<\/li><li>Delaware<\/li><li>Illinois<\/li><li>Michigan<\/li><li>Nevada<\/li><li>New Mexico<\/li><li>Oregon<\/li><li>Rhode Island<\/li><li>Vermont<\/li><li>Hawaii<\/li><li>Maine<\/li><li>Maryland<\/li><li>Minnesota<\/li><li>Pennsylvania<\/li><li>Washington<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Texas decision is currently stayed (i.e., not in effect) for seven days to allow for appeals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because two federal courts have disagreed, it is likely that the U.S. Supreme Court will issue a ruling to settle the matter. 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