US EditionFDA reviewing safety of abortion pill mifepristone
FDA reviews mifepristone safety after concerns from Republican attorneys general and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.; over two-thirds of U.S. abortions now use medication, experts say.
- On September 29, 2025, the FDA announced a safety review of mifepristone, a drug used for medication abortions in the U.S. for 25 years.
- The review was initiated in response to pressure by Republican state attorneys general and anti-abortion organizations opposing expanded access to the drug, particularly the use of telehealth since 2023.
- Mifepristone, FDA-approved since 2000 to terminate pregnancies through 10 weeks, has been used by over 7.5 million women with a strong safety record confirmed by 100+ studies.
- Kennedy's letter cited concerns from an EPPC study about risks without medical supervision, while CBS News quoted a medical expert noting serious complications occur in less than 1 in 200 cases.
- The FDA review may lead to prescribing restrictions but experts consider an outright ban unlikely; the agency will keep states informed as it evaluates latest data and real-world evidence.
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Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. launched a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) safety review of the abortion drug mifepristone that could lead to restrictions on the lethal pill. Kennedy shared earlier this year that President Donald Trump requested he conduct a study of the pill’s safety for women. As Lila Rose of Live Action has noted, “A drug designed to starve preborn babies to death can never be considered “safe.…
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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said last week that the Food and Drug Administration will do a new review of the abortion pill mifepristone. The review will look at how safe and effective the drug is. Mifepristone is used with another medication called misoprostol to end early pregnancies. Kennedy and FDA Commissioner Martin Makary sent a letter on September 19 to 22 Republican attorneys general to tell them about this …
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