FDA moves ahead with safety study of abortion pill mifepristone

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Source: CBS News

Politics
FDA moves ahead with safety study of abortion pill mifepristone

By Michael Kaplan
Updated on: June 5, 2026 / 10:40 AM EDT / CBS News

The Food and Drug Administration is moving ahead with a safety study of the abortion pill mifepristone, a senior FDA official confirmed to CBS News, a step that could create a path for the Trump administration to restrict access to the medication.

It will be a retrospective study of hundreds of thousands of cases, according to the official. The interim results of the study could be released in July, but the official noted the timing of the final results will depend on the design of a secondary analysis after the interim results come in. ... The Wall Street Journal was first to report on the new developments with the study.

Administration officials dispute the study is just starting. A White House spokesperson said it has been underway for months and is moving from a new phase focused on analyzing data the agency has already collected. ... In a statement, a spokesperson for the FDA said the agency has been "actively working on a science-based review" of the abortion pill for months. ... "Any reporting suggesting otherwise, including that a study is just being started, is either false or based on a fundamental misunderstanding of how complex scientific safety studies work," the spokesperson said.

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Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fda-launches-safety-study-for-abortion-pill-mifepristone/

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Hat tip, Joe.My.God.

https://www.joemygod.com/2026/06/fda-launches-study-of-abortion-pill-safety/

[Ray Bruns]

1. More money pissed down the drain.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

2. FDA Launches Study of Abortion Pill Safety as Opponents Push for Limits

The Wall Street Journal
‪@wsj.com‬

Exclusive: The FDA has launched a safety study of the abortion pill, also known as mifepristone, a step that could pave the way for the Trump administration to restrict how it is distributed and used.

FDA Launches Study of Abortion Pill Safety as Opponents Push for Limits
The effort is expected to take about six months, meaning its results would come after the midterm elections.
on.wsj.com
9:17 PM · Jun 4, 2026

Exclusive: The FDA has launched a safety study of the abortion pill, also known as mifepristone, a step that could pave the way for the Trump administration to restrict how it is distributed and used.

— The Wall Street Journal (@wsj.com) 2026-06-05T01:17:34.415619Z

Exclusive • Policy

FDA Launches Study of Abortion Pill Safety as Opponents Push for Limits

The effort is expected to take about six months, meaning its results would come after the midterm elections

By Liz Essley Whyte
June 4, 2026 9:00 pm ET


Several boxes of Mifeprex (Mifepristone) tablets, 200 mg, abortion medication, are in a white box.
The FDA’s website currently says that mifepristone, approved decades ago, is safe to use as indicated. Kayana Szymczak for WSJ

WASHINGTON—The Food and Drug Administration has launched a safety study of the abortion pill, also known as mifepristone, a step that could pave the way for the Trump administration to restrict how it is distributed and used.

The study marks a victory for antiabortion groups and Republican members of Congress, who have demanded action from the administration to crack down on the pill’s use. In recent months, antiabortion allies had lost patience with assurances from administration officials that a study would be conducted.

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[SamuelAdams]

3. The pill has been in use, and studied, for decades.

The fact they are waiting to see initial results before designing the study shows they are trying to show it isn't safe. You could design a study to show that cigarettes or driving drunk are safe. It's meaningless.

[hamsterjill]

5. Yep. I'd say we all can guess what the results of THIS study are going to show, right?

Assholes!

[Lonestarblue]

4. My mother had a hysterectomy in her 20s because it was the only form of birth control available.

She and my Dad decided that four children was enough. Republicans are trying to force women back into the Dark Ages of healthcare instead of allowing safe healthcare and independence.