Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley introduces legislation to implement safeguards for abortion pill mifepristone. (Reuters/Getty)
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Hawley cites last week’s study by the Ethics and Public Policy Center (EPPC), which revealed in its key findings that "10.93 percent of women experience sepsis, infection, hemorrhaging, or another serious or life-threatening adverse event within 45 days following a mifepristone abortion."
The study assessed 865,727 insurance claims between 2017 and 2023 for women who used the medication to terminate early pregnancy. The pill can be taken up to "70 days since the first day of their last menstrual period," according to the FDA.
The exact number of women who have undergone a mifepristone abortion since the FDA’s approval under the Clinton administration in 2000 can be difficult to calculate, as some pregnancies are terminated without official medical intervention.
Sen. Josh Hawley has introduced the Restoring Safeguards for Dangerous Abortion Drugs Act. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
"[D]uring your confirmation hearing, you pledged to me that you would ‘review the totality of the data and ongoing data’ to inform action on the drug," Hawley's letter to the FDA head explained. "I urge you to follow this new data and take all appropriate action to restore critical safeguards on the use of mifepristone. The health and safety of American women depend on it."
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The introduction of Hawley’s bill comes just one day after Trump’s Department of Justice (DOJ) asked a Texas federal judge to dismiss a case that could restrict access to the controversial pill. This move mirrored a similar stance taken by the Biden administration to keep a mifepristone lawsuit out of a Texas court.
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