Health secretary criticizes abortion pill ruling as "reckless"
Xavier Becerra, President Biden's health secretary, did not rule out defying a Texas judge's order if necessary.
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Xavier Becerra, President Biden's health secretary, did not rule out defying a Texas judge's order if necessary.
The FDA approved mifepristone more than 20 years ago.
A federal judge in Texas on Friday halted the Food and Drug Administration's approval of the abortion pill mifepristone. CBS News senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge was joined by CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson to examine the ruling.
Pope Francis is leading Holy Thursday services today and has more Holy Week observances planned in the coming days after being hospitalized for bronchitis last week. Candida Moss, a professor of theology at the University of Birmingham, joins CBS News to discuss his plans and some comments the pope made in a new documentary that are making headlines.
A conviction for the "crime of abortion trafficking" comes with a minimum sentence of two years in state prison.
Democrat-backed Janet Protasiewicz has claimed victory in Wisconsin's closely-watched supreme court race, flipping the ideological balance of power to a liberal majority. A.J. Bayatpour, politics reporter for CBS affiliate WDJT in Milwaukee, joins John Dickerson on "Prime Time" to discuss.
A Democrat in the North Carolina state House switched to the Republican Party in a move that gives the GOP veto-proof control of both chambers of the legislature.
The race attracted national attention because of its implications for the 2024 election, abortion access and voting laws.
Member of Ohio branch of pro-Nazi, anti-gay White Lives Matter group admitted he had targeted the church to try to stop the drag show.
It's the first of its kind in the nation and covers cases where parents haven't given their consent. Among other things it seeks to restrict travel by creating the crime of "abortion trafficking."
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The message "If abortions aren't safe then you aren't either" was spray-painted on the building's exterior.
A new Maryland abortion provider is opening close to conservative West Virginia, where the state recently passed a near-total abortion ban.
Her decision puts the ban on hold as it's fought in her court. She didn't weigh in on the state's first-in-the-nation ban on abortion pills, due to take effect July 1 but also being challenged in her court.
The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned a portion of the state's ban on abortion, ruling women have a right to an abortion not just in a medical emergency.
Abortion bans have made it increasingly challenging for rural hospitals nationwide to attract qualified staff.
The governor also allowed a separate measure restricting abortion to become law without his signature.
The law forces clinics in operation to close either by year's end or when their license expires — whichever comes first.
The decision came in a challenge to North Dakota's trigger ban brought by the Red River Women's Clinic.
A federal judge in Texas heard arguments in a case that could disrupt access to abortion pills nationwide. CBS News correspondent Christina Ruffini reports, and then Alina Salganicoff, senior vice president and director of women's health policy at KFF, joins John Dickerson to discuss what's at stake.
A federal judge in Texas hears arguments on a case that could impact the future of a major abortion pill. CBS News correspondent Christina Ruffini joins from outside the courthouse in Amarillo, Texas, with the latest.
A federal judge in Texas on Wednesday heard arguments over whether the Food and Drug Administration's decades-old approval of the abortion medication drug mifepristone should be overturned. Christina Ruffini reports from Amarillo.
A federal judge in Texas is hearing arguments in a case challenging the FDA's approval of mifepristone, a medication used in abortion pills, over 20 years ago. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson, a professor at Loyola Law School, joined CBS News to outline the next steps in the case, how the lawsuit was brought about, and the impact it could have.
A federal judge in Texas will hear arguments today in a lawsuit claiming the FDA should have never approved the drug mifepristone. When used with another medication, it is the most common method of abortion in the U.S. Leah Litman, a professor of law at the University of Michigan and co-host of the "Strict Scrutiny" podcast, joined CBS News to discuss the implications of the case on abortion rights.
Abortion rights groups condemned the lawsuit, and are calling it an intimidation tactic.