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EPA launches drinking water study looking for traces of abortion pills
The study will sample several metropolitan water systems and screen for more than 1,400 chemicals, officials said.
- The Environmental Protection Agency is launching a 'cutting edge scientific study' to test metropolitan water systems for traces of abortion pills mifepristone and misoprostol, alongside more than 1,400 other pharmaceuticals and chemicals.
- Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s 'Make America Healthy Again' initiative prompted the effort, fulfilling a multi-year campaign by Students for Life, which claims more than 50 tons of medical waste from the pills enter water systems annually.
- Administrator Lee Zeldin stated Americans are 'concerned about potential unknown pollutants lurking in their drinking water' and the findings will 'provide clarity and peace of mind,' though the agency has not listed mifepristone as a regulated contaminant.
- Former EPA Office of Water scientist Betsy Southerland called the testing 'an unprecedented fishing expedition,' stating she does not believe Administrator Lee Zeldin intends a decade-long standard-setting process but rather aims to pressure the FDA into market removal.
- Anna Bernstein of the Guttmacher Institute warned the study could amplify criminalization of abortion, while Donley argued the drug's list inclusion aims to stigmatize rather than identify legitimate contaminants, raising concerns about state surveillance.
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The EPA initiative will be developed over the next year in several water systems in U.S. metropolitan areas not yet identified
·Los Angeles, United States
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New EPA Drinking Water Study Screens for PFAS, Pharmaceuticals, and 1,000+ Chemicals
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Environmental Protection Agency on September 9 announced a new drinking water study that uses non-targeted laboratory methods to scan samples for a far wider range of chemicals than standard tests can catch, including pharmaceuticals, PFAS compounds and more than 1,000 other potential contaminants. The research is intended to improve understanding of […]
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