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The Biden Administration and the Justice Department “will fight” a Texas judge’s ruling that could block access to a widely used abortion drug, according to a statement Friday, as Democrats defended access to the drug—and as Republicans celebrated the decision—in the wake of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade.
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President Joe Biden said in a statement Friday the ruling by Texas-based District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk blocking federal approval for the abortion pill mifepristone was “taking away basic freedoms from women and putting their health at risk,” adding the Justice Department had “already” filed an appeal.
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