Fri Feb 24, 2023 – 6:12 pm EST
(LifeSiteNews) — The attorneys general of Oregon, Washington, and 10 other leftist states filed a lawsuit against the FDA on Thursday in a bid to shield drugs used to poison and kill unborn babies from “excessive” federal regulation. The move follows a recent pro-life lawsuit urging the federal agency to retract its approval for the lethal pharmaceuticals.
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum and Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson co-led the lawsuit, which was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington, according to a Friday press release.
Joining Rosenblum and Ferguson are the attorneys general of 10 other states: Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Michigan, New Mexico, Nevada, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
“In this time when reproductive healthcare is under attack, our coalition of 12 states seeks to ensure that access to Mifepristone – the predominant method of safe and effective abortion in the US – is not unduly restricted,” Rosenblum said. “Our coalition stands by our belief that abortion is healthcare, and healthcare is a human right.”
Approved by the FDA in 2000, mifepristone is used as the first part of a two-part
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