Virginia Judge Strikes Down Biden Mifepristone Rule
A Virginia federal judge ruled that the Biden administration’s rule requiring special licensing for doctors and pharmacies to prescribe mifepristone was not adequately justified and ordered the FDA to reevaluate it, potentially expanding access to the abortion drug. The decisions occur amid ongoing political and legal battles over reproductive rights as GOP-led efforts push to restrict mifepristone and scrutiny of the FDA’s regulatory processes intensifies.