AMARILLO, Texas — Federal judges in Texas have delivered time and again for abortion opponents. Now abortion rights advocates — galvanized by the reversal of Roe v. Wade — are girding for another decision from a Texas courtroom that could force the FDA to remove a widely used abortion pill from pharmacies and physicians’ offices nationwide. Abortion rights supporters and medical groups have pushed back on the lawsuit’s claims. Twelve leading medical organizations, including the American Medical Association and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, say medication abortion is effective and safe. “It’s much safer than somebody being forced to carry a pregnancy against their will.”About 5 million women in the United States, federal data shows — and millions more across the world — have safely used abortion pills.
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