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Fallout persists from abortion pill approval

The Food and Drug Administration is facing new pressure from lawmakers and anti-abortion groups, who are feeling betrayed after the agency approved a second generic version of the abortion drug mifepristone.

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Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to FDA Commissioner Marty Makary on Friday demanding information about how the drug was approved and what role he personally played in the process.

“This decision appears to ignore the science while advancing a highly questionable ideological agenda. And I fear this decision may render moot your promise to conduct a safety review of mifepristone,” Hawley wrote.

Hawley’s letter was preceded by a post on X stating that he had “lost confidence in the leadership” at FDA.

“The FDA a

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