Trump tells Texas judge to dismiss abortion pill lawsuit

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By Brammhi Balarajan,
Trending News Reporter
May 6, 2025

The Trump administration told a Texas judge to throw out a case from three states seeking to restrict access to the abortion medication mifepristone.

The Department of Justice argued the three Republican-led states—Idaho, Kansas and Missouri—had no standing to bring their case in a Texas court. Filed in the Northern District of Texas, the plaintiffs urged the court to restrict access to the drug at certain points in pregnancy and to reinstate in-person requirements for access to mifepristone, claiming that mail-order access violates their respective state-level abortion bans.

However, the DOJ preserved federal regulations that allow abortion pills to be mailed, affirming Biden-era decisions. The Supreme Court previously ruled to preserve access to mifepristone following a lawsuit from a group of anti-abortion doctors, the Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, who claimed that the health impact of mifepristone had not adequately been studied.

To the ire of his anti-abortion supporters, Trump has said that he would not outlaw abortion medication.

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Well butter my butt and call me a biscuit! 😳

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1. Seriously? The man is nutz.

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2. It's just an amicus brief.

No biggie.

Plus, no law journal writers to worry about.

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3. Don't be fooled

This decision against pill restriction was NOT on the merits of the case, but on the standing of states to sue to overrule the FDA.

They are NOT arguing that the pill is safe.

They want to prevent pro-choice states from suing to overrule FDA bans on this pill, contraception, abortion, etc. in the future.

Check out Jessica Valenti on this topic, and the failure of the media to explain what is really going on.