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What to know about FDA review of mifepristone

Name: What to know about FDA review of mifepristone
Uploaded: 2025-09-25T19:06:00-0400
Duration: 2 min 12 s
Description: Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has launched an FDA review of mifepristone, the drug used in two-thirds of all abortions. Abortion rights advocates are worried the FDA could restrict access to the pill even in states where abortion is legal. Dr. Celine Gounder explains.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has launched an FDA review of mifepristone, the drug used in two-thirds of all abortions. Abortion rights advocates are worried the FDA could restrict access to the pill even in states where abortion is legal. Dr. Celine Gounder explains.