The State of Texas v. United States Department of Health and Human Services et al
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7:23-cv-00022
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April 05, 2024
'Take The Win,' Judge Tells Texas In HHS Abortion Pill Suit
Texas' lawsuit challenging the Biden administration's guidance to require pharmacies to dispense abortion medication is moot following revised U.S. Department of Health and Human Services guidance clarifying that access to the drug isn't for abortion purposes, a federal judge ruled Friday, saying the state "should take the win."
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November 06, 2023
Texas Balks At HHS Mootness Argument In Abortion Pill Row
Texas told a federal court that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services must face its challenge to guidance on abortion medications, saying the claim that recent changes to the guidance made the issue moot isn't valid unless HHS can show the guidance won't be changed again.
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October 23, 2023
HHS Says Texas' Abortion Pill Guidance Fight Is Moot
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has told a Texas federal court that the state's lawsuit challenging the Biden administration's guidance to require pharmacies to dispense abortion medication is moot because revised guidance made clear access to the drug isn't for "abortion" purposes.
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July 13, 2023
'Ridiculous': Texas Judge Unloads On Biden's Abortion 'Fiats'
The Biden administration has flouted the U.S. Supreme Court's rejection of a federal right to abortion by mimicking the "smurfing" techniques of money launderers and adopting "disingenuous" stances to thwart legal adversaries, a Texas federal judge ruled, preserving a challenge to abortion drug guidelines.
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May 09, 2023
HHS Urges Court To Toss Texas Abortion Pill Suit
The Biden administration said it did not direct pharmacies to stock and dispense abortion pills through a guidance document put out last year and urged a Texas federal court to throw out a challenge to its purported mandate from Texas and a North Dakota pharmacy.
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February 07, 2023
Texas Says HHS Can't Make Pharmacies Sell Abortion Pills
The Biden administration cannot require pharmacies to dispense prescription abortion medication, the state of Texas said in a lawsuit Tuesday, arguing that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' guidance cannot preempt state abortion laws.