Leona Benten was 6 1/2 weeks pregnant when she volunteered to be the test case in the 1992 legal fight over the legality of importing mifepristone.
, who was nominated by President Barack Obama, issued a competing opinion late Friday saying the drug was safe and effective. The Washington judge ordered the FDA to preserve “the status quo” and retain access in the 17 states, as well as D.C., that are behind a lawsuit seeking to protect medication abortion.
She also faced scrutiny for not divulging much background or biographical information about herself, telling the Los Angeles Times in a rare interview in July 1992 that people “don’t need to know anything about me.”Lader championed his client but said the attention had made her “exhausted,” “furious” and “a little difficult.”
Though her case was defeated, it got the attention of Rep. Ron Wyden , who introduced a bill in July 1992 to overturn the ban on RU-486.
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