Hawley's Bill to Ban Abortion Drug Mifepristone

0:00On March 12th, Senator Josh Holley from Missouri introduced a bill this week to ban the abortion drug Mifor Stone nationwide. The drug is part of a two-drug regimen approved by the Food and Drug Administration back in 2000 for medicated abortions and it accounts for nearly two-thirds of all such procedures in the United States. The legislation called the Safeguarding Women from Chemical Abortion Act would pull the FDA's approval for using Mifor Pristone and abortions, make. It illegal to distribute or label it for that purpose and let women harm by it sue the manufacturers directly. A companion bill was filed in the House earlier this year by Representative Diana Harshbarger from Tennessee. At a news conference, Holley highlighted stories from women who say they suffered serious harm from the drug, pointing to a recent study showing 11% of users faced infections, leapses, heavy bleeding or other major issues within 45 days, far higher than the less than half a.

1:01Percent listed on the drug label. Earlier this year, the Supreme Court dismissed a challenge from doctors seeking to remove Mifor Pristone from shelves, ruling the lack-standing but, leaving the safety questions open. Now under President Trump's second term, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has ordered a fresh FDA review using the latest data on risks. Meanwhile, in Missouri, voters will decide in November on a ballot measure to ban nearly all abortions adding to the national debate as Congress. Ways in on these chemical options.