US EditionRFK Jr. Orders Review of Abortion Pill Use Following 'Alarming' Report
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Instructed the Food and Drug Administration to review regulations on mifepristone following a report he called 'flawed.'
- Kennedy's directive, based on the flawed study, has raised concerns among reproductive rights advocates.
- Experts assert that decades of research prove mifepristone to be safe and effective, with usage rising to 63% of abortions.
- Kennedy acknowledged he is 'no expert' while discussing the safety of mifepristone, and he assured that the review is a 'top priority.
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RFK Orders "Complete Review" Of Abortion Pill
Bloomberg/Bloomberg/Getty ImagesDuring a meeting of the Senate Hearing on the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) fiscal year 2026 budget, Secretary Robert Kennedy stated his intention to oversee a “complete review” of the so-called abortion pill mifepristone after expressing concerns regarding its safety. The secretary’s apprehension regarding mifepristone is based, in part, he says, on the findings of a paper published earlier this …
RFK Jr. Announces 'Complete Review' of Abortion Pill After 'Alarming' New Study Reveals Dangers
The Food and Drug Administration will perform a ‘complete review’ of the abortion medication mifepristone, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Thursday in a Senate health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing. RFK Jr.’s announcement was in response to a line of questioning by Senator Josh Hawley. Hawley asked the secretary if he was aware of the recently released study by the Ethics and Public Policy Ce…
U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Pledges to do a “Complete Review” of Chemical Abortion Pills After New Data Reveals Safety Risks - Students for Life of America
In an explosive development in the ongoing pushback against Chemical Abortion Pills, the head of the U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS), Robert Kennedy Jr., has ordered the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to conduct a “complete review” of the pills following new reports on their potential dangers. Commenting on new data about adverse health events from taking Chemical Abortion Pills, Kennedy said “It’s alarming. . .Clearly, it indicates that…
U.S. Health Dept. agrees to review mifepristone safety based on anti-abortion white papers • Louisiana Illuminator
Demonstrators gathered in front of the U.S. Supreme Court as justices heard arguments in March 2024 about medication abortion, the most common method in 2023, according to the Guttmacher Institute. (Photo by Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images)The Trump administration has agreed to review the safety and efficacy of abortion pills, based on white papers funded by far-right organizations, which reproductive health experts say are unscientific and contra…
RFK Jr. Orders FDA Review of Medication Abortion Drug Mifepristone
RFK Jr. is ordering the FDA to review regulations around the highly prescribed abortion pill mifepristone, citing a new study that experts have called “fatally flawed” and “junk science.” The ACLU said Kennedy is trying to “make it harder for people to get medication abortions based on propaganda pushed out by a Project 2025 sponsor,” while leaving the final decision on the matter to Trump. The ACLU added, “We should all be scared if our access …
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