Montana providers sue to protect access to medication abortion
Two independent abortion providers in Montana are suing the federal government aiming to protect access to a medication abortion drug.
The Montana providers joined others in Kansas and Virginia in a lawsuit against the federal Food and Drug Administration hoping to ensure access in their states to mifepristone, one of the drugs in a two-step regime to complete medication abortions.
The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled the medication can stay on the market while another lawsuit in a Texas court plays out. That case is challenging the FDA’s approval of the drug, which was allowed on the market more than two decades ago.