A Texas court ruling just threatened abortion pill access nationwide

Protestors holding signs that read “defend medication abortion” and “not your uterus not your decision.” Judge Kacsmaryk attempted to keep oral arguments for the case secret. | Photo by Moises Avila / AFP via Getty Images

A Texas judge ruled on Friday that the Food and Drug Administration improperly approved the abortion-facilitating pill mifepristone more than 20 years ago, just as a Washington state judge issued a directly conflicting ruling — setting up a likely Supreme Court fight and potentially threatening nationwide access to reproductive healthcare.

In Texas, District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk issued a long-awaited decision on a suit fr...

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