Judicial Watch filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday, in conjunction with the American Advancement of Freedom (AAF), founded by former Vice President Mike Pence. (FDA) over records regarding the abortion drug known as mifepristone.
The content of the lawsuit is submitted After HHS and FDA did not respond to a FOIA request filed in May for related documents and correspondence regarding the approval of abortion pills. According to Go to press release. The FDA previously Found It said it “failed to address several important concerns” when it eased restrictions on abortion drugs that have “significant morbidity and mortality”. According to to the National Institutes of Health. (Related: Exclusive: Conservative groups warn RNC representatives not to exclude pro-life positions from Republican platform)
“The FDA has repeatedly refused to acknowledge its role in approving the dangerous abortion drug mifepristone and has refused to disclose its approval communications,” AAF General Counsel Mark Wheat said in a press release. .
Mifepristone, an abortion drug known as RU 486. (Photo: James Leynse/Corbis, Getty Images)
“American Freedom groups have worked tirelessly to uncover the truth behind FDA's negligence and bring justice to the women hurt and killed by this drug,” Wheat said. continued. “The American people have a right to know the truth about how the FDA circumvented protocols to expand abortion access, even at the expense of the health of the women who use the drug.” Thank you to Judicial Watch for this.”
FDA in 2021 lifted up You will need to obtain chemical abortion pills in person. The following year, pro-life groups and medical experts sued the FDA for cutting corners in quickly approving mifepristone despite concerns over numerous harmful side effects for mothers and fetuses. (Related: Increased access to the pill causes abortions to reach highest level in 10 years)
The case eventually reached the Supreme Court, where the decision was unanimous. struck down In June, it ruled that doctors from the Pro-Life Medical Association had no standing to challenge the FDA's decision.
Pro-abortion organizations like Planned Parenthood Claim He said taking abortion pills is “very safe” and compared it to over-the-counter drugs like Tylenol and Viagra. However, there is “significant morbidity and mortality” after taking abortion pills, the main causes of which are bleeding and infection. According to To NIH.
Most recently, a Georgia woman named Amber Thurman suffered complications after taking abortion pills. Thurman and unborn twins died Sepsis occurs as a result of these complications. (Related: Exclusive: Mike Pence's group asks RNC to further 'restore' pro-life party platform)
“From the beginning, abortion pills have been promoted by a corrupt and politicized FDA and are antithetical to the health of pregnant women and their unborn babies,” Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton said in a press release. “It is scandalous that the Biden-Harris FDA is concealing important facts about the approval of abortion pills while simultaneously promoting their abuse.”
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