Abortion Medication in Limbo: “Unprecedented Step in Taking Away Basic Freedoms From Women”

Bill Barr Warns Trump • AOC Digs Into Clarence Thomas • Sinema Running? [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Hive logo image]( Abortion Medication in Limbo: “Unprecedented Step in Taking Away Basic Freedoms From Women” Good morning from the Hive newsroom! With Donald Trump-appointed federal judge Matthew Kacsmaryk [ruling]( to halt the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of a leading abortion medication last Friday, giving Joe Biden’s administration seven days to appeal the decision, this week will likely be very consequential for the future of reproductive rights in America. As Kelly Rissman [wrote,]( the administration immediately filed its notice of appeal. Plus, another federal judge issued a preliminary order blocking the FDA from changing the current availability of mifepristone. In case you missed it, Abigail Tracy [has]( some interesting background on the conservative lawsuit: one of the leading lawyers behind this push to ban abortion medication is Erin Morrow Hawley, the wife of Missouri senator Josh Hawley. And, as Bess Levin [pointed out,]( the Republican antiabortion agenda is also in full force at the state level: Governor Ron DeSantis is gearing up to approve a far-reaching ban on abortion after six weeks of pregnancy in Florida as soon as this week. Thanks for reading. [“Unprecedented Step in Taking Away Basic Freedoms From Women”: Biden Administration to Appeal Judge’s Decision To Ban Medical Abortion Drug]( By [Kelly Rissman]( [Conflicting federal rulings put the future of mifepristone’s availability in limbo.]( [Read more button](   [Think Florida Is Already an Orwellian Hellscape? Ron DeSantis Is Just Getting Started]( By [Bess Levin]( [The Florida governor, who’s never met a ban he didn’t like, is coming for abortion next.]( [Read more button](   [Bill Barr Warns Donald Trump Should Be “Most Concerned” About the Classified Documents Case]( By [Kelly Rissman]( [The ex-US attorney general says the former president’s legal woes “sort of assures” that he will lose in 2024.]( [Read more button](   [AOC Wants to Know Who “Advised” Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to Not Disclose Gifts]( By [Kelly Rissman]( [Several Democrats wrote to Chief Justice Roberts on Friday requesting an investigation.]( [Read more button](   [Controversial Senator Kyrsten Sinema Prepares to Run as an Independent]( By [Kelly Rissman]( [Arizona’s hotly contested US Senate seat will see candidates running across three parties.]( [Read more button](   Get on the list Subscribe to our Hollywood newsletter for your essential industry and awards-season news, every day. [Sign Up Now](   [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn](   This e-mail was sent to you by The Hive. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com, to your address book. View our [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe](newsletter=vf) Sent from Condé Nast, 1 World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007 Copyright © 2023 Condé Nast