U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, a Trump appointee in Texas, ordered a hold on federal approval of mifepristone in a decision that overruled decades of scientific approval.
Govs. Maura Healey (D-MA) and Gavin Newsom (D-CA) announced plans Monday to stockpile the abortion pill mifepristone after a federal judge ordered the Food and Drug Administration to suspend its approval of the pill on Friday.
The demonstration comes a day after a federal judge in Texas ordered a hold on approval of mifepristone, which has been widely available for more than 20 years.
Mel King, civil rights icon and first Black person to run for Boston Mayor, dies at 94 boston25news.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from boston25news.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Senator Edward J. Markey, who served in the state legislature with King, Gov. Maura Healey and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu were among the Massachusetts political leaders who paid tributed to King, who died Tuesday at his home in the South End at the age of 94.