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✍️ US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr has directed the FDA to review the regulations around the abortion pill mifepristone due to new data from a flawed analysis.
👉 The FDA is reviewing the regulations around mifepristone due to new data from a flawed analysis
👉 The analysis claims there are higher complication rates from taking mifepristone than previously known
👉 Medical experts have criticized the paper for overstating the risks and using flawed methodology
👉 The review is seen as a potential step towards restricting access to the pill
👉 Anti-abortion groups are pushing for the FDA to reimpose restrictions on the pill, including a ban on telemedicine and limiting use to the first seven weeks of pregnancy
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Health secretary cites ‘new data’ that emerged from flawed study conservatives are using to pressure US governmentHealth secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr said on Wednesday that he had directed the FDA to review the regulations around the abortion pill mifepristone.The review, he said, was necessary due to “new data” – data that emerged from a flawed analysis that top US anti-abortion groups are now using to pressure the Trump administration to reimpose restrictions on abortion pills, if not pull it from the market entirely. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/14/rfk-jr-fda-abortion-pill-mifepristone