U.S. abortion pill access threatened by Texas lawsuit
It\u2019s been less than a year since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and now abortions are banned in 13 states. And in several other states, abortion is prohibited after a certain length of pregnancy.\n \nBut now the new frontier in the legal fight is all about the abortion pill as a Texas judge weighs arguments from anti-abortion groups who are suing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). These groups want the judge to order the FDA to withdraw its two decades-long approval of a drug called mifepristone that\u2019s used in abortion pills. If this happens, it could curtail access to abortion pills across the entire country. \n\nMary Ziegler, a professor at the University of California\u2019s Davis School of Law, shares her thoughts on this case and other efforts that are contributing to the uncertain legal landscape for the abortion pill in the United States.\n\nFor transcripts of this series, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts