What Will FDA Do In Battle Over Medication Abortion Access?
Executive Summary
Attorneys discuss host of questions the agency faces in the wake of the Dobbs decision, including whether to take enforcement action against mifepristone REMS violations, whether to change restrictions on its use, and how to deal with challenges to its drug approval authority.
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