Mifepristone was permitted by the Food and Drug Administration in 2000 to induce first-trimester abortions together with a second drug, misoprostol.

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Mifepristone was permitted by the Food and Drug Administration in 2000 to induce first-trimester abortions together with a second drug, misoprostol.

Charlie Neibergall/AP

A coalition of state attorneys basic is suing the Food and Drug Administration, accusing the company of excessively regulating the abortion capsule mifepristone.

Mifepristone was permitted in 2000 to induce first-trimester abortions together with a second drug, misoprostol. The lawsuit, filed in federal court docket in Washington state by a dozen Democratic state attorneys basic, asks the FDA to elevate extra layers of regulation above and past these for typical pharmaceuticals.

It accuses the FDA “singling out mifepristone…for a unique set of restrictions,” and asks the court docket to declare the drug to be secure and efficient, and invalidate the extra regulation, often called a Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy.

The swimsuit comes as a federal choose in a separate case in Texas is contemplating whether or not to overturn the FDA approval of the abortion drug, establishing the potential for conflicting rulings by completely different federal judges.

An FDA official says the company doesn’t touch upon ongoing litigation.