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Court Allows West Virginia to Restrict Abortion Pill Mifepristone
WEDNESDAY, July 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A federal appeals court has ruled that West Virginia can limit access to mifepristone, a medication used to end early pregnancies. The decision is the first of its kind and could affect how other states handle access to drugs that are approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
US appeals court upholds West Virginia restriction on abortion pill sales
A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court’s decision to restrict abortion pill sales in West Virginia. A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S.
West Virginia Gets Go-Ahead to Regulate Abortion Pill’s Use (2)
West Virginia can block access to the abortion-inducing drug mifepristone, a federal appeals court said Tuesday in a landmark decision testing the reach of states’ power to restrict the medication despite its FDA approval.
West Virginia Abortion Ban Upheld Over Drugmaker's Challenge
GenBioPro, which sells a generic version of the pill, claimed that FDA approval overrode West Virginia's 2022 abortion law, which banned most abortions in the state. Mifepristone is the first pill, followed by the drug misoprostol, for medication abortion in the first 10 weeks of pregnancy, and won FDA approval in 2000.
West Virginia’s near-total abortion pill ban upheld by federal court
A divided federal appeals court on Tuesday allowed West Virginia to restrict access to mifepristone, the pill used to end pregnancies that has emerged as a focal point of legal battles over abortion.
West Virginia ban on abortion medication upheld
A divided federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld West Virginia's near-total ban on abortion, including limits on the widely used medication abortion drug mifepristone.
'Assault on the Dobbs Decision': 4th Circuit Upholds West Virginia's Abortion Pill Restrictions
We take no position on the wisdom or folly of West Virginia’s abortion law," Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III wrote for the 2-1 majority. "As Dobbs makes clear, that judgment belongs with the people and their elected representatives.
Appeals court upholds West Virginia ban on mifepristone
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of West Virginia's abortion ban that limits access to an abortion drug called mifepristone.
Fourth Circuit upholds West Virginia ban on abortion pills
An appellate panel ruled that federal law did not preempt West Virginia's ban on mifepristone in a victory for anti-abortion activists.
Appeals court upholds West Virginia’s medication abortion ban
A divided federal appeals court panel on Tuesday upheld West Virginia’s ban on medication abortion, ruling that the law does not conflict with the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) ability to
WV can restrict abortion pill access, appeals court rules; Morrisey calls it 'big win'
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday, July 15, 2025, in a 2-1 vote that West Virginia can restrict access to the abortion pill mifepristone, dismissing a challenge from drug manufacturer GenBioPro.
Abortion Drug Ruling Unlikely to End Debate on State Oversight
Attorneys and scholars disagree on whether a recent ruling that the FDA’s heightened mifepristone regulations don’t override ...
Federal Appeals Court Upholds State’s Ability to Regulate Mifepristone
West Virginia enacted a law prohibiting abortion in most circumstances shortly following the Dobbs decision in 2022.