A federal judge in Texas issued a ruling late last week declaring the FDA's decades-old approval of a safe abortion medicine, mifepristone, unlawful. Mifepristone is the first of two pills used in most medication abortions in the U.S. (sometimes also known as "the abortion pill").

The U.S. Department of Justice has already appealed the Texas ruling and asked the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to block it from taking effect. Right now, the Texas judge's ruling hasn't taken effect yet and mifepristone is still available.

But what we need right now is to hear from you — and the millions of other people who want to protect abortion access.
 

Like so many other attacks on abortion rights and access, the effort to ban mifepristone isn't about the law. And it certainly isn't about health — mifepristone was first approved by the FDA more than 20 years ago, has been used by more than 5 million people in the United States, and has a safety record of more than 99%.

The Texas case is part of a coordinated, nationwide assault on abortion. It's about denying us the right to make decisions about our own bodies and futures. It's about taking effective tools away from providers and patients.

Don't let this abuse of our court system stand unchallenged. Sign on to the People's Brief to demand an immediate reversal of this dangerous ruling.

This isn't the first time that groups working to ban abortion have tried to weaponize our courts to block access to care. They don't care about legal precedent, fundamental rights, or the health of pregnant people.

Planned Parenthood Action Fund will continue to do everything we can to protect access to care. We will fight in Congress, in statehouses across the country, and in every place where our health and rights are under attack. Help strengthen and grow this movement and make your voice heard. Sign the People's Brief now. (If your contact information is saved, your name will be added automatically with just one click.)

With an appeal of this ruling already underway, this situation could change quickly. We'll be in touch soon with more information and ways you can help protect reproductive freedom.

Thank you for sticking with us.

Sincerely,