Texas abortion pill ruling could impact other FDA-approved drugs, vaccinations: HHS secretary
When you turn upside down the entire FDA approval process, you’re not talking about just mifepristone,” Becerra said on CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday. “You’re talking about every kind of drug. You’re talking about our vaccines. You’re talking about insulin. You’re talking about the new Alzheimer’s drugs that may come on.”
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House Republican suggests defunding FDA if Texas abortion pill ruling not followed
Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) warned that Republicans should consider defunding the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) if the Biden administration does not adhere to a ruling from a federal judge last week that blocked the long-standing approval of an abortion medication.
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“Unprecedented Step in Taking Away Basic Freedoms From Women”: Biden Administration To Appeal Judge’s Decision To Ban Medical Abortion Drug
President Joe Biden said in a statement on Friday night: the “Court in this case has substituted its judgment for FDA, the expert agency that approves drugs. If this ruling were to stand, then there will be virtually no prescription, approved by the FDA, that would be safe from these kinds of political, ideological attacks.” The president continued, “The lawsuit, and this ruling, is another unprecedented step in taking away basic freedoms from women and putting their health at risk.”
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