U.S. Supreme Court Extends Block on Access to Abortion Pill for Two Days On Wednesday, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito granted a two-day extension to the temporary block on restrictions imposed by lower courts on access to the abortion pill, mifepristone. Anti-abortion groups are challenging the drug's federal regulatory approval. This move provides the Supreme Court with additional time to evaluate requests made by Danco Laboratories,... (14 views)
More Than 300 Biotech and Pharma Executives Urge Reversal of Abortion Pill Mifepristone Sales Halt On Monday, an open letter was signed by more than 300 executives from the biotech and pharmaceutical industry, which included Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) CEO Albert Bourla, urging for the reversal of a federal judge's decision to halt sales of the abortion pill mifepristone. The drug's two-decade-old approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration was suspended by a U.S. judge on... (7 views)