NEW YORK — Texas and Florida on Friday asked a federal judge to let them join a lawsuit seeking to restrict the availability of the abortion pill mifepristone, saying that they need to step in to protect their abortion policies after changes to other Republican-led states’ abortion laws.

The lawsuit is currently being led by Missouri, Kansas and Idaho, which argue that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration acted improperly when it eased restrictions on mifepristone, including by allowing it to be prescribed remotely and dispensed by mail.

Texas and Florida said in a court filing in Texas federal court that Missouri, Kansas and Idaho may no longer be able to adequately represent Republican-led states’ opposition to the abortion pill.

Missouri and Idaho banned elective abortions after the

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