Federal Judge: West Virginia Can Restrict Abortion Pill Sales
(Worthy News) – West Virginia can restrict the sale of the abortion pill, despite its federal approval as a safe and effective medication, a federal judge has ruled.
U.S. District Court Judge Robert C. Chambers determined Thursday that the near-total abortion ban signed by Gov. Jim Justicem, a Republican, in September 2022 takes precedence over approvals from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
“The Supreme Court has made it clear that regulating abortion is a matter of health and safety upon which States may appropriately exercise their police power,” Chambers wrote in a decision dismissing most challenges brought against the state by abortion pill manufacturer GenBioPro, Inc. in a January lawsuit filed in the state southern district’s Huntington division. [ Source (Read More…) ]
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