Pennsylvania elected officials respond to Texas federal judge ruling halting FDA approval of mifepristone

HARRISBURG (KDKA) – Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, together with a number of different elected officers responded to a Friday evening ruling by a Texas federal decide that halted the FDA approval of the abortion remedy mifepristone.

“Medicine abortion stays authorized in Pennsylvania,” Governor Shapiro stated in a tweet. “Underneath the management of [Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry] our Commonwealth defended entry to reproductive care as a celebration to final evening’s federal court docket ruling in Washington state that additional protected reproductive healthcare.” 

Texas federal decide halts FDA approval of abortion capsule mifepristone; Biden administration submitting enchantment

Pennsylvania’s latest United States Senator, John Fetterman, was a lot blunter. 

“The ruling by a hard-right Trump-appointed decide is solely bulls–t,” Senator Fetterman’s assertion learn. “That is nothing greater than one other try by the GOP to remove the rights of girls and implement a nationwide abortion ban. Mifepristone stays secure and authorized in Pennsylvania. We’ll combat this, and we’ll win.”

Fetterman’s colleague, Senator Bob Casey, echoed his sentiment. 

“An ideological decide overturning an FDA resolution is harmful, unprecedented, and excessive,” Senator Casey stated on Twitter. “This ruling is a back-door try by right-wing politicians to implement a nationwide abortion ban.”

U.S. District Choose Matthew Kacsmaryk stated the FDA’s two-decade-old approval violated a federal rule that permits for accelerated approval for sure medication and, together with subsequent actions by the company, was illegal. 

Choose Kacsmaryk put his resolution on maintain for seven days to permit for the Biden administration to enchantment, which they did. 

“The lawsuit, and this ruling, is one other unprecedented step in taking away primary freedoms from girls and placing their well being in danger,” Biden stated.