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Battles Over Medication Abortion Threaten the Integrity of Drug Approvals in the U.S.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 September 2023

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Aaron S. Kesselheim
Liam Bendicksen
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PORTAL, BRIGHAM AND WOMEN’S HOSPITAL, BOSTON, MA, USA
Aaron S. Kesselheim
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PORTAL, BRIGHAM AND WOMEN’S HOSPITAL, BOSTON, MA, USA HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL, BOSTON, MA, USA
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Abstract

Legal challenges to the FDA’s approval of mifepristone have destabilized patients’ ability to access controversial medicines like medication abortion. We argue that federal courts’ receptiveness to this litigation undermines the coherence and integrity of prescription drug regulation in the U.S.

Keywords

Medication AbortionFederal CourtsU.S. Food and Drug AdministrationDrug ApprovalsMifepristone
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Columns: Health Policy Portal
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Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics , Volume 51 , Issue 2: International Collaborations: The Future of Health Care , Summer 2023 , pp. 448 - 449
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© 2023 The Author(s)

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About This Column

Aaron Kesselheim serves as the editor for Health Policy Portal. Dr. Kesselheim is the JLME editor-in-chief and director of the Program On Regulation, Therapeutics, And Law at Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School. This column features timely analyses and perspectives on issues at the intersection of medicine, law, and health policy that are directly relevant to patient care. If you would like to submit to this section of JLME, please contact Dr. Kesselheim at akesselheim@bwh.harvard.edu.

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