FDA Commissioner Marty Makary wrote a letter to pro-life Senator Josh Hawley (R., Mo.) Monday informing him of the agency’s plan to conduct a review of mifepristone.

As state and federal officials have recently signaled a desire to restrict access to mifepristone — a drug used for abortion — some Idahoan residents and physicians are concerned about ...

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. asked the FDA "to review the latest data on mifepristone ," but experts say concerns about the abortion pill's safety are misguided.

Days after FDA Commissioner Marty Makary said that the agency planned to review the safety of abortion pill mifepristone, attorneys general from four pro-choice states have fired back, filing (PDF ...

Attorneys general from four states are asking the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to lift restrictions on mifepristone, a pill used in medication abortions.

Over the years, the FDA has removed some restrictions on mifepristone. In 2016, it extended its use from seven to 10 weeks into pregnancy. In 2019, it approved a generic version of the medication.

The attorneys general of four Democrat-led states—New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and California— petitioned the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday, June 5, asking the agency to ...

News; Nation; 4 states petition FDA to undo RFK Jr.’s new limits on abortion pill mifepristone June 5, 2025 Updated Thu., June 5, 2025 at 7:51 p.m. In this photo illustration, packages of ...

Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary committed to reviewing the abortion drug mifepristone in a letter sent to Senator Josh Hawley. Reproductive Freedom for All's Mini Timmaraju ...