West Virginia can restrict the sale of the abortion pill, despite federal regulators’ approval of it as a safe and effective medication, a federal judge has ruled.
U.S. District Court Judge Robert C. Chambers determined Thursday that the near-total abortion ban signed by Republican Gov. Jim Justice in September 2022 takes precedence over approvals from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
This isn’t really news. States have always been able to restrict sales of certain drugs at their discretion. There’s a reason that until recently, you had to get a prescription just to get Sudafed in Oregon while you could just get it over the counter in almost any other state.
I mean, just because States can impose restrictions doesn’t mean this ‘isn’t really news.’
That’s like saying the Dobbs decision wasn’t news since the SCOTUS was legally allowed to do it.