Louisiana v. Food and Drug Administration
Coverage of Louisiana v. Food and Drug Administration in the Nexus archive.
- Republican attorneys general urge EPA to classify mifepristone as water contaminant
Fourteen Republican state attorneys general and 19 GOP members of Congress are urging the EPA to classify the abortion medication mifepristone as a water contaminant. Environmental experts and advocacy groups state there is no evidence that mifepristone harms water systems or humans, while states have introduced legislation to test for the drug in water.
- US Supreme Court rules telehealth abortion can resume while lawsuit continues
The U.S. Supreme Court allowed telehealth access to abortion medication mifepristone to continue under current FDA rules while the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals decides the case Louisiana v. Food and Drug Administration. Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas dissented, with Thomas citing the Comstock Act as a legal basis to challenge the FDA's rule. Abortion-rights advocates welcomed the decision, while opponents criticized it as endangering patients.