Red States Denied Chance to Join Washington’s Mifepristone Case

Red states won’t get a second chance to join a Washington-led lawsuit challenging abortion pill regulations, a federal appeals court said.

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday rejected an Idaho-led group’s request for a full court rehearing on whether it should be allowed into a case seeking to force the US Food and Drug Administration to lift limitations on mifepristone.

Mifepristone is used to induce abortion up until about the tenth week of pregnancy. Its use increased after states criminalized abortion following the US Supreme Court’s 2022 declaration that there’s no federal constitutional right to ...