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Judge weighing abortion pill is favorite of conservatives

By L. WHITEHURST/A. RICHER fierce opposition by Demo-
The Associated Press crats over his history oppos-
WASHINGTON (AP) — A ing LGBTQ rights. Mifepris-
Texas judge hearing a case tone blocks the hormone
that could throw into jeop- progesterone in the body
ardy access to the nation’s and is used with the drug
most common method misoprostol to end preg-
of abortion is a former at- nancy within the first 10
torney for a Christian legal weeks. Kacsmaryk is hear-
group who critics say is ing arguments in the case
being sought out by con- on Wednesday, days after
servative litigants because he took the unusual step
they believe he’ll be sym- of telling attorneys dur-
pathetic to their causes. ing a status conference
U.S. District Judge Matthew not to publicize the hear-
Kacsmaryk, who’s consid- ing because the case has
ering a lawsuit aimed at prompted death threats
putting a nationwide halt and protests and he be-
to use of the drug mifepris- lieved “ less advertisement
tone, was appointed by of this hearing is better.” In this image from video from the Senate Judiciary Committee, Matthew Kacsmaryk listens during
President Donald Trump his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, on
Dec. 13, 2017.
and confirmed in 2019 over Continued on Page 2 Associated Press