Judge Eyes Delaying Abortion Pill Case Until Roe Ruling (1)

June 8, 2022, 6:07 PM UTCUpdated: June 8, 2022, 8:18 PM UTC

A federal judge in Mississippi is weighing whether a pending US Supreme Court decision on the fate of Roe v. Wade should affect the timeline of a separate case over the state’s abortion pill restrictions.

Judge Henry T. Wingate of the US District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi said in a hearing Wednesday that he plans to decide “in the very near future” how to proceed with a lawsuit from generic mifepristone manufacturer GenBioPro against Mississippi State Health Officer Thomas Dobbs.

GenBioPro argues that the Food and Drug Administration’s regulations for dispensing and prescribing the abortion pill preempt ...

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