Virginia Judge Strikes Down Biden Mifepristone Rule
A Virginia federal judge ruled that the Biden administration’s rule requiring special licensing for doctors and pharmacies to prescribe mifepristone was not adequately justified and ordered the FDA to reevaluate it, potentially expanding access to the abortion drug. The decisions occur amid ongoing political and legal battles over reproductive rights as GOP-led efforts push to restrict mifepristone and scrutiny of the FDA’s regulatory processes intensifies.
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About Robert S. Ballou
Robert Stewart Ballou is an American lawyer serving as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia. He previously served as a United States magistrate judge for the same court.
Everything about Robert S. Ballou →- Occupation
- judge, lawyer
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- 1962