Trump admin seeks stay, dismissal of two more pro-life lawsuits against abortion pill
By Diana Chandler - Posted at Baptist Press : Published March 17, 2026 WASHINGTON (BP) – The U.S. Justice Department is fighting Florida and Texas challenges to the safety of the abortion pill mifepristone, compounding the Trump administration’s resistance to pro-life challenges by at least four other states. In addition to the federal challenges, Jewish plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit secured a preliminary injunction March 5 blocking enforcement of Indiana’s abortion ban, arguing that the ban violates Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA). Jewish plaintiffs argued that their religious beliefs deem life begins when babies take their first breath after birth, and that the life of the mother takes precedence over the life of the unborn child. The Indiana ruling only applies to the certified class and the unnamed plaintiffs in the lawsuit. In the Trump administration’s filings, the Justice Department asked a Texas federal district court on March 13 to either stay or dis...
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