Sat Aug 26, 2023 – 12:50 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) — A federal district court partially sided with West Virginia’s attorney general on Thursday in a lawsuit filed by an abortion pill manufacturer, permitting the state to restrict the sale of the abortion drug mifespristone.
U.S. District Court Judge Robert C. Chambers dismissed several claims that the laws are unconstitutional; however, the legal battle continues on the premise that requirements for in-person consultations before dispensing the abortion pill may be overturned.
GenBioPro, a pharmaceutical company that manufactures a generic form of the abortion drug mifepristone, originally filed a lawsuit against the state of West Virginia in January, arguing that restrictions on both surgical and chemical abortions violate regulations in place by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), rendering the state law unconstitutional.
Republican Gov. Jim Justice signed a law last September which bans abortions from the point of implantation in the womb, with some limited exceptions for rape, “lethal [developmental] anomaly,” and medical emergencies which seriously threaten the well-being of the mother. There are currently no abortion facilities operating in the state.
“The court rejected most of those arguments, ruling that the state is free to
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