Will the FDA halt its approval of the abortion pill?
PLUS: Accused trans school shooter arrested and Riley Gaines assaulted on SF State Campus
On Friday, a federal judge ordered the Food and Drug Administration to halt its approval of the drugs used in two-step medical abortion protocol.
Texas U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, an appointee of former President Donald Trump, determined that the process the agency originally used before its 2000 approval of the “abortion pill,” as its colloquially known, was faulty.
On Monday, the Justice Department filed an appeal, requesting that the federal court reverse the district court’s decision.
Meanwhile, a separate federal judge in Washington also ordered the FDA not to make any changes to its regulation of the abortion pill protocol, posing a conflict for the agency.
The Biden administration has vowed to protect access to the drugs, which are used in a majority of abortions in the United States, in the wake of last summer’s Supreme Court ruling which overturned Roe v. Wade.
A number of politicians, including Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY) and pro-abortion Republican Rep. Nancy Mace (SC) have called on the FDA to ignore Judge Kacsmaryk’s decision.
Link: Judge Orders FDA to Halt Abortion Pill Approval, Biden Admin Appeals
A 19-year-old man who identifies as a woman is facing charges of attempted murder after allegedly plotting an attack on several schools and churches in the wake of the deadly Covenant School shooting on March 27.
William Whitworth, who court documents state identifies as “Lilly,” is accused of making threats against a number of schools in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
The threats came just days after a woman who identified as a man killed six, including three children, at the small Presbyterian academy in Nashville.
Police in Colorado Springs say Whitworth planned to attack Timberview Middle School, Prairie Hills Elementary and Pine Creek High School on March 31.
Whitworth is facing charges of attempted murder, criminal mischief, and menacing.
Officers were called to respond to a scene where the reporting party claimed their “sister” had made multiple remarks about shooting up a school. The “sister,” it appears, was Whitworth.
“The sister identified herself as Lilly, but further investigation determined her birth name is William Whitworth,” a local outlet reported.
They found the suspect had punched several holes in a wall and had ripped his bedroom door off its hinges. Further investigation uncovered a manifesto and a plan to target a number of schools, including an elementary school.
Link: Trans-Identifying Suspect Arrested After Allegedly Plotting to Shoot Up Schools, Churches
Swimmer Riley Gaines, who has become a major voice in the fight to protect women’s and girls’ sports, is slamming San Francisco State University after she was attacked and forced to barricade herself in a classroom by a pro-transgender mob.
The incident took place when Gaines, who famously competed against transgender swimmer Lea Thomas, visited the campus to discuss the threat posed to female athletes by the inclusion of men who identify as women.
After the incident, SF State released a statement thanking students “who participated peacefully in Thursday evening’s event.”
“It took tremendous bravery to stand in a challenging space. I am proud of the moments where we listened and asked insightful questions. I am also proud of the moments when our students demonstrated the value of free speech and the right to protest peacefully,” the statement from Jamillah Moore, vice-president for student affairs and enrollment management, continued.
The statement failed to mention the violent altercation during which Gaines was assaulted and trapped in a classroom for three hours until police finally arrived on the scene to disperse the crowd and safely escort her off campus.
“I’m sorry did this just say PEACEFUL…I was assaulted. I was extorted and held for [ransom]. The protestors demanded I pay them if I wanted to make it home safely,” Gaines wrote in response on Twitter. “I missed my flight home because I was barricaded in a classroom…We must have different definitions of peaceful.”
“I have no problem with ‘peaceful’ protest. I actually welcome it. I was grateful to see a diverse crowd in the room during my speech which I expressed multiple times. We had great dialogue and listened to each other. But that ambush was the opposite of peaceful,” she elaborated.