The nonprofit organization said that the removal of the webpages by the Department of Health and Human Services and its components violated federal law.
Bates found that the challengers were likely to succeed in their claims that the Department Health and Human Services, CDC and FDA acted unlawfully when they stripped medical information from public-facing websites.
"It bears emphasizing who ultimately bears the harm of defendants' actions: everyday Americans, and most acutely, underprivileged Americans, seeking healthcare," he wrote.
The public thus has a strong interest in avoiding these serious injuries to the public health.".
His order directs the agencies to restore earlier versions of their websites by 11:59 p.m. Tuesday.
Doctors for America said some of its members were already experiencing challenges as a result of losing access to information from the CDC.
He said that the Department of Health and Human Services, CDC and FDA face a minimal burden if required to store access to health resources, which have been available to the public for years. »