Conservatives denounce Trump’s DOJ defending abortion pill rules

Published May 6, 2025 5:36pm ET



Conservative groups, lawmakers, and activists lambasted the Trump administration’s recent decision to defend regulations from the Food and Drug Administration allowing abortion pills to be sold online and by mail.

Court records showed the Department of Justice on Monday arguing that three GOP-run states, Idaho, Kansas, and Missouri, lack merit to sue the FDA over the abortion drug mifepristone and asked for the case to be dismissed, a position that aligns with the DOJ’s actions under former President Joe Biden.

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