Reaction to Texas Abortion Pill Ruling: Outrage, and Muted Praise
As Americans digested a Texas judge’s ruling on Friday night invalidating the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the abortion drug mifepristone — and a contradictory ruling from a judge in Washington state ordering the FDA to maintain its approval as is in some states — the divide in political reactions was as much between words and silence as it was between pro- and anti-abortion rights.
National Democratic officials reacted with a torrent of statements condemning the Texas judge, Matthew Kacsmaryk, for seeking to remove from the market a drug that women have safely used for more than two decades.
Many Democratic and abortion-rights leaders made it clear that the Texas ruling had not, for the time being, cut off women’s access to the medication. But they also used the moment to denounce Republicans — a recognition that Democrats have won recent elections by tapping into voters’ fury over the loss of abortion rights.
Republican officials were relatively quiet on the rulings Friday night and talked about almost anything else on social media: transgender athletes, China, fentanyl and Israel. Many, including Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida, tweeted in recognition of Good Friday.
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