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Medical groups urge Kennedy, FDA to reexamine broad approval of abortion drugs
By Peter Pinedo
FIRST ON FOX: As Planned Parenthood sues the Trump administration for provisions of the “big, beautiful bill” defunding abortion providers, pro-life medical groups are urging Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to reexamine the FDA’s broad approval of abortion drugs.
In a letter obtained by Fox News Digital, six anti-abortion medical organizations, representing approximately 30,000 medical professionals, urge Kennedy and FDA Commissioner Martin Makary to reinstate safety guards on the abortion pill mifepristone that have been removed since it was first approved in 2000.
According to the Guttmacher Institute, medication abortion accounts for 63% of all U.S. abortions. The most common form of medication abortion method involves ingesting mifepristone, a pill that cuts off progesterone flow to the womb, essentially starving the fetus of nutrients. A second pill, called misoprostol, is then ingested to expel the dead fetus.
Trump’s pick for HHS deputy secretary supports review of abortion-pill risk
By Valerie Richardson
The Washington Times: President Trump’s choice for a deputy secretary post said he “strongly supports” conducting a safety review of mifepristone, the abortion pill found in a recent study to be more dangerous than its label suggests.
James O’Neill, the president’s pick for the No. 2 position at the Department of Health and Human Services, addressed the safety issue during his Thursday confirmation hearing while being questioned by Sen. Josh Hawley, Missouri Republican.
Mr. Hawley cited the Ethics and Public Policy Center’s study of insurance data on 865,727 cases, which found that 10.93% of pregnant women who take the drug get sick within 45 days, a figure 22 times higher than reflected on the warning label.
RFK Jr. Wants ‘Complete Review’ Of Abortion Pill, Says Prescription Label Downplays Risks
Mairead Elordi
The Daily Wire: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., head of the Department of Health and Human Services, told lawmakers on Wednesday that he has requested the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) do a “complete review” of the abortion pill.
The announcement was welcomed by pro-life conservatives, who previously wondered how RFK Jr., a former Democrat, would respond to abortion-related issues, having previously said that while he believes every abortion is a “tragedy,” the issue is “more nuanced and complex.”