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Trump administration reviewing abortion pill

The Trump administration confirmed to GOP state attorneys general that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is reviewing the safety protocols for the abortion drug mifepristone.

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In a letter sent earlier this month but made public on Tuesday, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary said the agency is considering modifying the Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy requirements.

The duo wrote that the review was spurred by “recent studies raising concerns about the safety of mifepristone as currently administered,” but said HHS will be “conducting its own review” of the medication.

The update to states comes as HHS is feeling pressure from

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