Missouri, Idaho, and Kansas renewed their lawsuit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) over the abortion pill mifepristone months after the Supreme Court refused to invalidate approval of the pill.
Access to abortion is a political issue in the current election cycle. Abortion-related initiatives are on the ballot next month in 10 states, including Arizona, Florida, Missouri, and South Dakota.
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey confirmed on Oct. 17 that the legal complaint in the lawsuit against the FDA was amended days before. The suit, which may end up before the Supreme Court again in the future, was originally filed in November 2022 in federal court in Amarillo, Texas….