Mifepristone

The law will take effect on July 1 and comes as Louisiana battles the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in court over a Biden-era policy allowing abortion pills to be sent via mail in the wake of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Marty Makary resigned from his position on Tuesday, amid reports that President Donald Trump was considering firing him.

The Supreme Court on Monday temporarily paused a lower court order that had halted a Biden-era policy allowing abortion pills to be sent via mail.

A federal judge declined to block the Biden administration’s mail-order abortion scheme last week — but he put the FDA on notice as the agency continues its safety review of the abortion drug mifepristone.

More than 1.1 million unborn babies were killed in abortions last year and mail-order abortions also increased — especially in states with pro-life laws, according to a new report. 

The bill would withdraw the FDA’s approval of mifepristone for abortion, make distributing and labeling mifepristone for pregnancy termination a violation of federal law, and empower women who believe they have been harmed by abortion drugs to sue the manufacturers for damages.

State senators in West Virginia passed a bill on Friday that would outlaw sending abortion pills into the state.

A bill in Iowa would ban mail-order abortion pills and require hospitals to report complications from medication abortions to the state. 

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) scrapped a Biden-era rule on Tuesday that required pharmacies to dispense abortion pills. 

A pro-life group launched an online map that tracks cases of “scumbags” coercing or tricking pregnant women into consuming abortion pills.

Deep blue Colorado has agreed to a $6.1 million settlement after a court ruled last year against the state’s Democrat-led effort to ban pro-life pregnancy centers from offering abortion pill reversal.

U.S. Reps. Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Diana Harshbarger (R-TN) led 175 House Republicans in a letter demanding the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) undo the Biden administration’s “mail-order abortion scheme” and investigate the potential safety risks of abortion pills.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier (R) filed a lawsuit against Planned Parenthood on Thursday for claiming abortions pills are “safer than Tylenol,” a common pain relief drug. 

Sen. Bill Cassidy led more than a dozen GOP senators in sending a letter to the FDA Commissioner pressing for answers about the recent approval of a generic abortion pill and agency progress studying the risks of mifepristone. 

Senators, led by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), asked the FDA to reverse course as the safety review continues and requested the agency reinstate mifepristone safeguards rolled back by the pro-abortion Biden administration. 

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new generic version of the abortion pill on Tuesday, prompting outrage from conservatives and the pro-life movement. 

Democrat California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill on Friday allowing healthcare workers the option of anonymously mailing abortion drugs into red states to skirt pro-life laws. 

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. accused the Biden administration of manipulating abortion pill safety data. 

Costco said it will not sell the abortion pill mifepristone at any of its U.S. pharmacies, citing “lack of demand.” 

More than 20 Republican attorneys general are calling on the Trump administration to reinstate safety regulations around mifepristone, the first drug used in a two-drug medication abortion regimen. 

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against Planned Parenthood, calling the organization a “death factory” that uses “lies” and “false advertising” to deceive women about the dangers of abortion drugs.

Makary committed to a review of the drug in a letter responding to Sen. Josh Hawley’s (R-MO) concerns about mifepristone, following a the release of a new study suggesting real-world complications from the pill are 22 times higher than what is listed on the FDA-approved drug label. 

Kennedy Jr. said he has ordered the FDA to conduct a “complete review” of the abortion pill after a shocking study was released suggesting a higher complication rate than previously reported. 

A study from the Ethics and Public Policy Center found that 10.93 percent of women who had mifepristone abortions experienced severe complications including sepsis, infection, hemorrhaging, or another serious adverse event within 45 days following the abortion.

Sen. Josh Hawley sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi on Wednesday asking the DOJ to change its position in a lawsuit brought by 3 states challenging the FDA’s deregulation of the abortion pill.

While the abortion pill is touted as “safe and effective,” new data suggests complications are 22 times higher than previously reported.

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Martin Makary said on Thursday he has “no plans to take action” to restrict the availability of mifepristone, the first drug used in a two-drug medication abortion regimen.

Texas is suing a New York doctor for allegedly sending abortion pills to a woman in the state, which resulted in the death of an unborn child and serious complications for the mother, state Attorney General Ken Paxton announced.

A Texas Republican lawmaker is hoping to follow Louisiana’s example in introducing a bill that would reclassify abortion pills as controlled substances.

Senator J.D Vance (R-OH) said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that he supported Americans having access to abortion pill Mifepristone

CNN host Jim Acosta abruptly ended an interview with a pro-life activist Kristan Hawkins on Thursday’s “News Central” while discussing the abortion drug Mifepristone.

Lizz Winstead, the co-creator of Comedy Central’s The Daily Show, is coming out with a pro-abortion documentary on the two-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade.

Some blue state governors are stockpiling abortion pills in case Trump wins the 2024 presidential election — despite the fact that the former president said abortion should be left to individual states. 

Pro-life organizations called the Supreme Court’s Thursday abortion pill decision “deeply disappointing,” but vowed to continue the fight against the Biden administration’s deregulation of mifepristone.

Pro-life doctors lack standing to challenge Biden’s abortion pill mandate, the Supreme Court unanimously held Thursday — but paved the way for Republican-led states to challenge the mandate — and the decision is a win for religious liberty, affirming that pro-life doctors cannot be forced to participate in abortion.