LOS ANGELES (KNX) – Los Angeles leaders are speaking out after a federal judge in Texas suspended the approval of an anti-abortion drug.
The drug, mifepristone, “blocks a hormone called progesterone that is needed for a pregnancy to continue,” according to the FDA. Brand names for the drug are Korlym and Mifeprex.
U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk wrote in his ruling, “FDA acquiesced on its legitimate safety concerns — in violation of its statutory duty — based on plainly unsound reasoning and studies that did not support its conclusions.”
On Monday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the state secured an emergency stockpile of up to two million pills of Misoprostol. The drug is taken in combination with Misoprostol to induce a safe abortion.
Prior to Newsom’s announcement, L.A. Mayor Karen Bass said it’s important to make sure the drug is still available in California during a Planned Parenthood-organized news conference.
“We are so fortunate that we live in a state like California and a city like Los Angeles where we do not have to worry most immediately about these issues,” Bass said.
During the presser, L.A. County Supervisor Holly Mitchell sent a message out to the residents of Texas.
“We stand with you and we will not let a federal judge who has decided to ignore medical experts and track the approval of a safe effective abortion medication drug silence us or stop our resolve,” she said.
Both leaders want to make sure that women in L.A. County and women from out of town or out of the state understand that L.A. County is a safe haven for women who want to come here for the full range of reproductive services including abortion.
The judge delayed the ruling will not take effect for a week in order to give the Biden administration time to appeal. On Friday, the Biden administration filed a notice of appeal.
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