AG James leads coalition to Supreme Court to protect abortion pill access
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Attorney General Letitia James is spearheading a coalition of 24 state attorneys general to urge the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a lower court ruling that restricts access to medication abortion.
The coalition filed an amicus brief supporting the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s efforts to lift restrictions on mifepristone, the only FDA-approved medication for abortion.
“The Fifth Circuit’s decision to reinstate medically unnecessary restrictions on the FDA-approved drug mifepristone was dangerous and misguided,” James said. “The availability of medication abortion is critical to ensure safe reproductive health care for millions of Americans, particularly those in low-income, underserved, and rural communities.”