Vox – A Texas judge’s ruling could take mifepristone off the market. An alternative, however, exists. “In a move that could further curtail Americans’ already limited reproductive options, a federal judge in Texas ruled on Friday to reverse the FDA’s approval of mifepristone, an abortion medication that has been used in the US for more than 20 years with high effectiveness and few severe side effects. The judge, Matthew Kacsmaryk, stayed his decision for a week to allow for legal challenges — a federal judge in Washington state has already issued a conflicting decision, requiring the FDA to maintain its approval — but the ruling has the potential to remove the medication, which is used in more than half of all US abortions, from the market in every state. Already, the case is raising questions about misoprostol, the other drug widely used in medication abortions in the US…”

• See also Vox: A Texas judge just issued a national ruling against medication abortion. What now? The status of mifepristone in America, explained.
• See also Washington Post – Texas judge delivers on the hopes of his antiabortion world. Matthew Kacsmaryk has long been immersed in a community that is staunchly opposed to abortion