April 08, 2023
Wyden, AOC urge Biden to ignore judges order blocking abortion pill
Print By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times - Saturday, April 8, 2023 Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called for President Biden to ignore a federal judge’s temporary hold on the abortion pill, raising alarm about the rule of law taking a back seat to the rule of man. Mr. Wyden fired off a statement shortly after U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk issued the preliminary injunction Friday blocking the Food and Drug Administration’s 2000 approval of mifepristone, one of two drugs used in the abortion-pill protocol, pending the outcome of a legal challenge. “There is no way this decision has a basis in law. It is instead rooted in conservatives’ dangerous and undemocratic takeover of our country’s institutions,” said the Oregon Democrat. “No matter what happens in seven days, I believe the Food and Drug Administration has the authority to ignore this ruling, which is why I’m again calling on President Biden and the FDA to do just that.” Ms. Ocasio-Cortez echoed his sentiments, saying the courts are undermining their legitimacy with the “deeply partisan and unfounded nature of these rulings.” “I believe that The Biden Administration should ignore this ruling,” the New York Democrat told CNN. “The courts have the legitimacy and they rely on the legitimacy of their rulings, and what they are currently doing is engaged in an unprecedented and dramatic erosion of the legitimacy of the courts.” She said the Biden administration can “choose whether or not to enforce such a ruling.” The two Democrats drew immediate pushback from those warning that the rule of law would quickly deteriorate if the executive branch could pick and choose which court rulings to enforce. “This is unserious,” tweeted former Republican Rep. Denver Riggleman, while civil-rights attorney Andrew Laufer said, “We can’t start ignoring rules of Federal Courts no matter how much we despise them. That is what the appellate process is for.” “Democrats have been shouting the phrases ‘rule of law’ and ‘respect our institutions,’ but some of them forget that when they do not get their way,” said conservative commentator Carmine Sabia in the Conservative Brief. Attorney General Merrick Garland promptly gave notice that he would appeal Judge Kacsmaryk’s ruling to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. The judge said his order would take effect in seven days to allow time for the appeals process. “The Justice Department strongly disagrees with the decision of the District Court for the Northern District of Texas in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA and will be appealing the court’s decision and seeking a stay pending appeal,” said Mr. Garland. “Today’s decision overturns the FDA’s expert judgment, rendered over two decades ago, that mifepristone is safe and effective. The Department will continue to defend the FDA’s decision.” AOC calls for the Biden administration to “ignore” a Texas judge’s ruling to suspend the FDA’s approval of mifepristone — one of two drugs used together to cause an abortion. pic.twitter.com/l3VVVT6dG1 — Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) April 8, 2023 Other Democrats blasted the decision while showing more caution about rebuffing a federal judge’s order. Asked about Mr. Wyden’s call to ignore the ruling, Sen. Patty Murray, Washington Democrat, said the focus should be on the appeals process. “I get the sentiment because this is truly infuriating, but the key thing that has to happen right now is to make sure this decision is quickly appealed and overruled in court,” said Ms. Murray on a Saturday press call, according to HuffPost. Ms. Ocasio-Cortez is not a lawyer, while Mr. Wyden holds a law degree from the University of Oregon School of Law. In his 67-page ruling, Judge Kacsmaryk said that the court “does not second-guess FDA’s decision-making lightly.” “But here, 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,” said the judge, a Trump appointee who sits on the federal court in Amarillo, Texas. In a startling twist, U.S. District Judge Thomas O. Rice in Spokane countered the ruling almost immediately by ordering the FDA to maintain the status quo on the mifepristone in 17 states and the District of Columbia in response to their lawsuit. Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced afterward that the abortion pill was still legal in his state. “I want to be clear: abortion medication remains safe and legal in Illinois,” the Democrat Pritzker said. “One right-wing anti-choice Texas judge will not stand in the way of access to mifepristone in Illinois.” Judge Kacsymark’s decision came in response to a lawsuit filed by the Alliance Defending Freedom on behalf of pro-life medical associations and doctors arguing that the FDA violated its own safety protocols in approving mifepristone for self-induced abortions. The abortion-pill regimen, which is approved for ending pregnancies up to 10 weeks’ gestation, is now the nation’s most popular method of pregnancy termination. • Valerie Richardson can be reached at vrichardson@washingtontimes.com . Copyright © 2023 The Washington Times, LLC. Click here for reprint permission . Please read our comment policy before commenting. Click to Read More and View Comments Click to Hide Sponsored Stories
Related Stories
Latest News
Top news around the world
Academy Awards

‘Oppenheimer’ Reigns at Oscars With Seven Wins, Including Best Picture and Director

Get the latest news about the 2024 Oscars, including nominations, winners, predictions and red carpet fashion at 96th Academy Awards

Around the World

Celebrity News

> Latest News in Media

Watch It
JoJo Siwa Reveals She Spent $50k on This Cosmetic Procedure
April 08, 2024
tilULujKDIA
Gypsy Rose Blanchard Files for Divorce from Ryan Anderson
April 08, 2024
kjqE93AL4AM
Bachelor Nation’s Trista Sutter Shares Update on Husband’s Battle With Lyme Disease | E! News
April 08, 2024
mNBxwEpFN4Y
Alan Tudyk Does All His Disney Voices
April 08, 2024
fkqBY4E9QPs
Bob Iger responds to critics who call Disney "too woke"
April 06, 2024
loZMrwBYVbI
Kirsten Dunst recites a classic cheer from 'Bring it On'
April 06, 2024
VHAca3r0t-k
Dr. Paul Nassif Offers Up Plastic Surgery Warning for Gypsy Rose Blanchard | TMZ
April 09, 2024
cXIyPm8mKGY
Reba McEntire Laughs at Joy Behar's Suggestion 'Jolene' is Anti-Feminist | TMZ TV
April 08, 2024
11Cyp1sH14I
NeNe Leakes Says She's Okay with Cheating If It's Done Respectfully | TMZ TV
April 08, 2024
IsjAeJFgwhk
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez’s wedding was 20 years in the making
April 08, 2024
BU8hh19xtzA
Bianca Censori wears completely sheer tube dress and knee-high stockings for Kanye West outing
April 08, 2024
IkbdMacAuhU
Kelsea Ballerini tells trolls to ‘shut up’ about pantsless CMT Music Awards 2024 performance #shorts
April 08, 2024
G4OSTYyXcOc
TV Schedule
Late Night Show
Watch the latest shows of U.S. top comedians

Sports

Latest sport results, news, videos, interviews and comments
Latest Events
08
Apr
ITALY: Serie A
Udinese - Inter Milan
07
Apr
ENGLAND: Premier League
Manchester United - Liverpool
07
Apr
ENGLAND: Premier League
Tottenham Hotspur - Nottingham Forest
07
Apr
ITALY: Serie A
Juventus - Fiorentina
07
Apr
ENGLAND: Premier League
Sheffield United - Chelsea
07
Apr
ITALY: Serie A
Monza - Napoli
07
Apr
GERMANY: Bundesliga
Wolfsburg - Borussia Monchengladbach
07
Apr
ITALY: Serie A
Verona - Genoa
07
Apr
ITALY: Serie A
Cagliari - Atalanta
07
Apr
GERMANY: Bundesliga
Hoffenheim - Augsburg
07
Apr
ITALY: Serie A
Frosinone - Bologna
06
Apr
GERMANY: Bundesliga
Heidenheim - Bayern Munich
06
Apr
GERMANY: Bundesliga
Borussia Dortmund - Stuttgart
06
Apr
ENGLAND: Premier League
Brighton - Arsenal
06
Apr
ITALY: Serie A
Roma - Lazio
06
Apr
ENGLAND: Premier League
Crystal Palace - Manchester City
06
Apr
ITALY: Serie A
AC Milan - Lecce
04
Apr
ENGLAND: Premier League
Chelsea - Manchester United
04
Apr
ENGLAND: Premier League
Liverpool - Sheffield United
03
Apr
ENGLAND: Premier League
Arsenal - Luton
03
Apr
ENGLAND: Premier League
Manchester City - Aston Villa
02
Apr
ENGLAND: Premier League
West Ham United - Tottenham Hotspur
01
Apr
SPAIN: La Liga
Villarreal - Atletico Madrid
01
Apr
ITALY: Serie A
Lecce - Roma
01
Apr
ITALY: Serie A
Inter Milan - Empoli
31
Mar
ENGLAND: Premier League
Manchester City - Arsenal
31
Mar
SPAIN: La Liga
Real Madrid - Athletic Bilbao
31
Mar
ENGLAND: Premier League
Liverpool - Brighton
30
Mar
SPAIN: La Liga
Barcelona - Las Palmas
30
Mar
ENGLAND: Premier League
Brentford - Manchester United
30
Mar
ITALY: Serie A
Fiorentina - AC Milan
Find us on Instagram
at @feedimo to stay up to date with the latest.
Featured Video You Might Like
zWJ3MxW_HWA L1eLanNeZKg i1XRgbyUtOo -g9Qziqbif8 0vmRhiLHE2U JFCZUoa6MYE UfN5PCF5EUo 2PV55f3-UAg W3y9zuI_F64 -7qCxIccihU pQ9gcOoH9R8 g5MRDEXRk4k
Copyright © 2020 Feedimo. All Rights Reserved.