US EditionGOP senators urge RFK Jr. to crack down on medication abortion
Fifty-one Republican senators called for suspending approvals and reinstating in-person dispensing amid concerns over safety and state autonomy, citing medication abortions account for 63% of U.S. abortions.
- On Thursday, Republican senators urged Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and FDA Commissioner Marty Makary to reevaluate the FDA's approval of a generic mifepristone last week.
- The senators asked agencies to suspend new generic approvals pending REMS reassessment and demanded five actions including reinstating the in-person dispensing requirement and withdrawing FDA guidance permitting pharmacy distribution.
- Guttmacher data show medication abortions make up 63% of U.S. abortions, and the pill is approved to end pregnancies through 10 weeks while senators cited safety studies.
- Anti-Abortion groups celebrated and over a dozen House Republicans urged Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to fire FDA officials, while Louisiana sued the FDA over mail-order guidance.
- Senators warned mail-order access undermines state laws after Dobbs, while HHS Communications Director Andrew Nixon said, `By law, the Secretary of Health and Human Services must approve an application if it demonstrates that the generic drug is identical to the brand-name drug.
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GOP senators call for restrictions on generic abortion drugs
(The Center Square) – Fifty-one U.S. Senators called on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday for more restrictions on access to abortion drugs, including a recently-approved generic drug.
GOP senators urge RFK Jr. to crack down on medication abortion
Almost every Senate Republican on Thursday urged the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to “reevaluate” whether a newly approved generic version of the abortion drug mifepristone should stay on the market. The letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and FDA Commissioner Marty Makary from 51 of 53 Republican senators adds to the pressure the Trump administration is facing from conservatives to restrict access to…
Nearly All GOP Senators Urge FDA to Restrict Abortion Pills
Most Republican senators on Thursday sent a letter to the Food and Drug Administration calling for restrictions on abortion pills, in response to the agency’s approval of a new generic version of mifepristone.“We urge you to take decisive action to reevaluate whether this generic version ofmifepristone is suitable to enter the market,” 51 senators — led by Sen. Lindsey Graham — wrote in the letter. (Sens. Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski, who su…
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