Mifepristone: US government will do “everything possible” to keep the abortion pill available

The Secretary of Health of USAXavier Becerra, promised this Sunday that the Government will do “everything possible” so that the remain available in the country after a Texas judge ordered the revocation of its health authorization.

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“We will do our best to ensure that it remains available not only this week but in the future.because mifepristone is one of the safest and most effective drugs”, said the official in an interview with CNN.

Becerra considered that The order issued Friday by Texas federal judge Matthew Kacsmaryk is “unbecoming of the United States” for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to withdraw the health guarantee for the drug in force since the year 2000.

The judge, nominated by former President Donald Trump (2017-2021), has given a week for the entry into force of the order so that the Joe Biden government has time to appeal it.

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The Secretary of Health explained that They have already appealed the Kacsmaryk ruling and that “all options are on the table”including the possibility that the FDA would ignore the order.

Becerra accused the judge of wanting to impose “his personal opinions above that of the scientists”and warned that this step could set a precedent that jeopardizes the authorization of drugs such as insulin or Alzheimer’s treatments.

“We want women to continue to have access to this medicine that has been shown to be safe. Millions of women have used it all over the world.”, he claimed.

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In the ruling, judge alleges FDA violated due process by approving mifepristone without regard to “negative impact” of the drug in health.

The United States has been experiencing a political and legal battle over abortion since the Supreme Court, with a conservative majority, knocked down the constitutional right to abortion last Juneafter which dozens of states governed by Republicans have restricted this practice.

According to the Guttmacher Institute, 54% of US pregnancy terminations in 2022 were with abortion pills such as mifepristone or misoprostol.

Source: Elcomercio

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