Robert F. Kennedy Jr

RFK Jr is conducting a review of mifepristone, citing a deeply flawed study. The move could be devastating for women

Moira Donegan, Guardian
Mon 29 Sep 2025

Robert F Kennedy Jr’s health department is conducting a new review of mifepristone, the drug used in the majority of American abortions, claiming that a new study from a conservative thinktank has raised concerns about its safety.

Mifepristone, which was approved by the FDA 25 years ago this month, has repeatedly been proven safe and effective for use terminating pregnancies in both multiple medical trials and in widespread patient use over the past quarter of a century. The report cited by Kennedy, meanwhile, comes from the Ethics and Public Policy Center – a group that applies “the Jewish and Christian traditions” to modern law and pushes back “against the extreme progressive agenda while building a consensus for conservatives” – and was not peer reviewed. The study has been heavily criticized by medical experts for its methodology and lack of transparency regarding how it obtained and analyzed its data.

Continued: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/sep/29/abortion-pill-mifepristone-trump-rfk

Safeguarding mifepristone is not just about abortion care—it’s about defending the role of science in medicine itself.

9/26/2025
by Kiki Freedman, Ms. Magazine

Twenty-five years ago, the Food and Drug Administration made a decision that changed the course of reproductive health in America. By approving mifepristone (the first pill in the two-step medication abortion regimen), the agency gave people access to one of the safest, most effective and most studied medications in modern medicine.

Since then, more than 7.5 million Americans have relied on it to end pregnancies safely and with dignity. Its safety record is stronger than many drugs we take without question, including penicillin. What was once a breakthrough is now a cornerstone of healthcare. And at a moment when vaccines, Tylenol and even basic public health guidance are being questioned, that kind of evidence-based decision-making feels more fragile—and more essential—than ever.

Continued: https://msmagazine.com/2025/09/26/mifepristone-safe-effective-science-women-health-ru-486/

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