Drug companies blast Texas judge for abortion drug decision, call for reversal

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Hundreds of pharmaceutical firms including Pfizer wrote an open letter condemning a federal judge in Texas who halted the approval of abortion drug mifepristone.

Lawyers who filed a lawsuit challenging the FDAs approval of a popular abortion drug respond to critics who say filing the suit in Texas is judge shopping.

Hundreds of pharmaceutical and biotech company executives signed an open letter Monday condemning a federal judge in Texas for halting theTrump-appointed U.S. District Judge Matthew J. Kacsmarykdirecting the FDA to halt the approval while a lawsuit challenging its safety and approval works its way through court.

Mifepristone and Misoprostol, the two drugs used in a medication abortion, are seen at the Women's Reproductive Clinic, which provides legal medication abortion services, in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, on June 17, 2022. Kacsmaryk stayed the FDA's approval of the abortion drug, but gave the federal government seven days to "seek emergency relief from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit."

 

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Gee, I'm sure their profits have nothing to do with their 'outrage.'

Of course the drug companies are upset. They can't sell the drugs

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