BREAKING:

Overturning Roe v. Wade was just the beginning for the anti-abortion movement in the United States—their goal is to ban abortion nationwide. Together we can't let this happen.

Anti-abortion activists have filed a case in a Texas federal court with the goal of ending medication abortion across the country. Currently medication abortion accounts for more than half of the abortions in the United States.

Here's what you need to know about this new effort to strip essential health care from millions.

Anti-abortion groups are trying to revoke approval of mifepristone.

Several anti-abortion groups—represented by the Alliance Defending Freedom—have filed a case in federal court in Texas seeking to revoke FDA approval of mifepristone, one of the drugs used in medication abortion.

If the court grants the request, medication abortion would be eradicated—even in states where abortion is legal.

If the court grants the anti-abortion groups' request, access to medication abortion would be eradicated in every state in the country, effectively banning medication abortion nationwide. That means people in every state—even ones where abortion access is protected like New York, California, and Illinois—will not be able to get abortion pills.

This case poses a major threat to people's ability to access abortion across the country.

Blocking access to mifepristone would force all patients to have procedural abortions and inundate clinics. Many clinics are already overwhelmed by the influx of patients from states that have banned abortion. Medication abortion is incredibly safe and effective.

The court can issue its decision any time after February 10.

The briefing will be complete on February 10, after which point the district court could issue its decision at any time. The judge in the case, Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk, is a conservative judge who recently ruled that teenagers can be prohibited from using contraception without parental consent. He has also issued opinions allowing for discrimination against the LGBTQ community and limiting the rights of immigrants.

Inform yourself, share with others, and be ready for the next fight.

The Center for Reproductive Rights is ready to fight, and we'll need you with us. Forward this email, share on social media, and make sure your friends and family know that this case poses a major threat to people's ability to access abortion across the country. And without medication abortion access, leading medical associations predict that the country's maternal mortality crisis will worsen.

In solidarity,

Liz Wagner
Senior Federal Policy Counsel
US Policy and Advocacy, Federal