The Justice Department immediately appeals the lawsuit ruling

The Justice Department appealed immediately after a shocking decision by the Texas federal judge on Friday approved the approval of mifepristone, one of two drugs used for drug abortion.

The Justice Department appealed directly to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit just hours after its initial ruling.

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland statement The Justice Department “strongly disagrees with this decision” and “will appeal the court’s ruling and seek to stay on appeal.”

“Today’s decision overturned the FDA’s expert judgment that it proposed more than two decades ago that mifretone is safe and effective,” Garland wrote. “The ministry will continue to defend the FDA’s decision.”

U.S. District Court Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk rule When the drug first went on the market in 2000, the FDA’s approval of Mifepristone was illegal. Kacsmaryk noted in his decision that the FDA “manipulates and misunderstands” certain parts of the drug approval process to “selective chemical abortion for large-scale greening.”

The decision did not take effect within 7 days, allowing the Justice Department’s appeal to work.

Alliance defends freedom, a conservative Christian legal organization, Filed in November In a federal court in Amarillo, Texas, the FDA was found to be beyond its authority 22 years ago and quickly tracked the approval of mifepristone. However, over 20 years of time, the combination of drug abortion, mifepristone and another drug called misoprostol has a record of being highly safe and effective. Drug abortion almost accounts for 60% In all miscarriage and miscarriage care in the United States

A federal judge in Washington state released Competition ruling Also on Friday, it prevented the FDA from obtaining mifepristone approval in 17 states and the District of Columbia. Decisions that may force the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh quickly, Legal scholar Speculation.

Garland said in a statement Friday night that the Justice Department is also reviewing the decision of the Washington state judge.

While there is a lot of confusion about the Texas judge’s ruling and what will happen next, it’s safe to say that this is a stunning blow to abortion rights across the country.

Vice President Kamala Harris In a statement Friday night, the ruling was “an unprecedented decision.”

“Simply put: this decision undermines the FDA’s ability to approve safe and effective drugs – from chemotherapy drugs to asthma medicine, to blood pressure drugs, to insulin – based on science, not politics,” she wrote.

“Everyone in our country should be entitled to FDA-approved safe and effective drugs. In the face of attacks on women’s rights to infringement, our administration will continue to work to protect reproductive freedom and the ability of all Americans and medical personnel to make health care decisions from political interference.”

This is a joint version article Originally published on Huffpost.