US District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk of Texas first ruled Friday that the Food and Drug Administration's 2000 approval of mifepristone -- one of the drugs used to terminate a pregnancy -- needed to be halted.
Mandatory Credit:	From United States Courts for the Ninth Circuit

US District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk of Texas first ruled Friday that the Food and Drug Administration's 2000 approval of mifepristone -- one of the drugs used to terminate a pregnancy -- needed to be halted.
Mandatory Credit: From United States Courts for the Ninth Circuit

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Meet the judge who ruled medication abortion must remain available in some states

What initially looked like an outright victory for anti-abortion activists Friday evening soon became more complicated.