The country’s only manufacturer of generic abortion medication asked to be a part of the first legal fight over the procedure since President Trump returned to office.

The company, GenBioPro, filed a motion on Tuesday in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Amarillo Division, asking to be added to the list of defendants in a case seeking to restrict access to the abortion drug mifepristone.

If a judge grants the company its request, it means the company would be allowed to lead the case’s defense.

The case, called Missouri et al. v. FDA, is

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