US EditionFDA Approves New Generic Abortion Pill as Lawsuit Moves to Missouri
The FDA approved a new generic mifepristone pill amid lawsuits challenging its safety and access, with medication abortions now accounting for nearly two-thirds of all U.S. abortions, officials said.
- The FDA has approved a new generic version of mifepristone, manufactured by Evita Solutions, which is approved for pregnancies up to ten weeks.
- U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk transferred the abortion drug lawsuit from Texas to Missouri, allowing the anti-abortion medical coalition to continue their fight against mifepristone.
- Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has announced a review of mifepristone's safety, responding to pressure from abortion opponents.
- Opposition from anti-abortion advocates has intensified, with statements condemning the FDA's actions as a betrayal of the pro-life movement, especially from figures like Former Vice President Mike Pence.
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Cassidy lambasts FDA’s abortion pill approval as ‘betrayal’
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) slammed the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval of a new generic form of the abortion pill mifepristone Thursday night, joining a chorus of other conservative critics. “I fully support President Trump’s Pro-Life, Pro-Family agenda, but the FDA approving one more tool to kill babies is a betrayal,” Cassidy wrote in…
FDA OKs generic abortion pill, riling the right
What happenedThe Food and Drug Administration has approved a second generic version of mifepristone, the drug used in combination with misoprostol to carry out roughly two-thirds of U.S. abortions, drugmaker Evita Solutions announced Thursday. The FDA approved mifepristone in 2000 and the first generic version in 2019.Who said what“Approval of a second generic is unlikely to affect access” to mifepristone, The Associated Press said, but the FDA’…
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FDA approves new generic abortion pill, drawing conservative backlash
Video above: Legal challenges following the Dobbs Supreme Court decision (The Hill) – The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new generic form of the abortion pill mifepristone this week, drawing upset from conservative voices. On Tuesday, the FDA sent a letter to Evita Solutions, informing them that their abbreviated new drug application had met the necessary requirements and was approved. "We have determined your Mifepristone Tablets…
Republicans Demand RFK Fire ‘Rogue Actors’ At FDA Who Approved Abortion Drug
A group of 13 House Republicans led by North Carolina Congressman Mark Harris demanded Friday that Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fire the bureaucrats responsible for the FDA’s “alarming” approval of a new abortion pill, according to a letter obtained by The Daily Wire. Harris told Kennedy that the FDA’s approval of Evita Solutions’ generic mifepristone, the drug used in over 60% of all abortions, ran contrary to the …
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