How shoddy science is fueling a charge to restrict abortion pill access
The FDA has been tasked with re-evaluating the safety of mifepristone after a flawed report claimed it has a high rate of serious complications. Read more at NBC News
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RFK Jr. is laundering Christian right views as MAHA – opinion
Tucker Carlson is a good barometer of this. The internet show he started after he was fired from Fox News has an overtly Christian nationalist lean. He had Means on in September to spread lies meant to scare women out of using hormonal birth control. After Carlson falsely presented it as forbidden information with “you … Read more
RFK Jr. orders review of mifepristone, abortion opponents want a ban
RFK Jr orders mifepristone review as anti-abortion groups push for ban Kirsten Moore, director of the Expanding Medication Abortion Access Project, told the Guardian she was not surprised by either the existence of a plan to restrict the drugs or that the push is based on what she called “manufactured misinformation”. Moore said that reproductive … Read more
‘Rolling Thunder’: Inside conservatives’ strategy to curb abortion pill access
Brittni Frederiksen, the associate director for Women’s Health Policy at the nonpartisan health care think tank KFF, is among those skeptical of the groups’ findings. She highlighted, for instance, that the report lists ectopic pregnancies — when an embryo implants outside the uterus — as an “adverse event” from the pills when the pills do … Read more
While His Admin Delights In The Culture Wars, Trump Tiptoes Around Abortion. At Least For Now.
Some legal observers theorize that the administration’s unanticipated stance in the case boils down to its unwavering support for executive power, even when it creates odd bedfellows. It doesn’t want its FDA to be hamstrung — including, perhaps, when it gins up its own reason to restrict mifepristone in the future. Others think it’s a gambit … Read more
Trump’s FDA pick says he’ll review whether abortion pill must be dispensed in person again
“I do think it makes sense to review the totality of data and ongoing data,” Makary said, referring to how patients get mifepristone. Read more at NBC News
Abortion pill manufacturer asks to join suit that could rewrite US abortion access
GenBioPro seeks to defend access to mifepristone in suit brought by attorneys general of Idaho, Missouri and Kansas Read more at The Guardian
This anti-abortion leader is building on ‘the ultimate victory from the supreme court’
After the 2022 Dobbs decision, the anti-abortion movement’s sights are now set on medication abortion Read more at The Guardian
Donald Trump is not waiting for RFK Jr. – he has already started his war on public health
Kennedy sometimes makes pro-choice noises in public, but his actions suggest he’s eager to pander to the religious right on this issue. He’s been meeting with anti-choice Republicans and appears amendable to their views. He’s signaled a willingness to go with the Project 2025 plan to rescind the FDA approval of the abortion pill. Read … Read more
Opinion: What antiabortion activists want next
The Texas lawsuit is part of a much broader antiabortion strategy that will unfold in the new year. Besides targeting telemedicine and pills, antiabortion groups plan to pursue anyone who aids or abets abortion — for example, internet service providers that allow websites to provide information about abortion pills and where to get them. Other … Read more