Tue Jan 17, 2023 – 2:30 pm EST
SILVER SPRING, Maryland (LifeSiteNews) – Attorneys General from 22 states sent a letter late last week to Federal Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf demanding an end to the agency’s new abortion pill rules allowing women to obtain abortion pills over the counter.
The letter, whose signers include the Attorneys General of Alabama, Florida, Texas, and Wyoming, was sent to Califf last Friday.
“The Food and Drug Administration’s decision to abandon commonsense restrictions on remotely prescribing and administering abortion-inducing drugs is both illegal and dangerous,” the letter states. “In direct contravention of longstanding FDA practice and congressional mandate, the FDA’s rollback of important safety restrictions ignores both women’s health and straightforward federal statutes. We urge you to reverse your decision.”
Early this month, the FDA updated its website to reflect new guidelines on abortion pill access; they now allow retail pharmacies to carry mifepristone which, used alongside misoprostol, causes the deaths of unborn babies at early stages of development. Pharmacies can become certified to distribute the drug by completing an agreement form, as previously reported by LifeSiteNews.
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