Hawley introduces bill to remove FDA approval for Mifepristone
Hawley’s bill aims to rescind FDA approval of mifepristone and allow women to sue drugmakers amid reports of severe complications, with nearly 100,000 monthly abortions in 2025, Guttmacher Institute says.
- Senator Josh Hawley introduced the Safeguarding Women from Chemical Abortions Act to ban mifepristone and allow women harmed by it to sue its manufacturers.
- Mifepristone can be ordered online and taken at home without in-person medical oversight due to FDA rules changed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Studies indicate that over 10% of women who take mifepristone experience serious adverse events such as hemorrhage or infection.
- The bill seeks to revoke FDA approval of mifepristone for abortion use and classify its distribution for abortion as a federal law violation.
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Senator Josh Hawley Introduces Bill to Take Abortion Pill Off the Market
Sen. Josh Hawley introduced legislation Tuesday to strip federal approval from the dangerous abortion drug mifepristone, which he described as “inherently dangerous” to women. The abortion pill has killed millions of babies and injured tens of thousands of women. The bill, titled the Safeguarding Women from Chemical Abortion Act, would prohibit the use of mifepristone, withdraw its approval by the Food and Drug Administration and classify distri…
Hawley introduces bill to strip FDA approval from ‘inherently dangerous’ abortion pill
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., is introducing a new bill to strip FDA approval from the popular abortion pill mifepristone. The new bill builds upon proposed legislation Hawley introduced last year that would ban mifepristone and allow women to sue manufacturers profiting off of what the lawmaker deems an “inherently dangerous” drug. The Safeguarding Women from Chemical Abortion Act was introdu…
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