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Judge rules FDA restrictions on mifepristone are arbitrary and capricious
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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Melody Schreiber · Fri, Jul 24, 2026, 3:00 PM
US news | The Guardian
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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