Dozens of Members of Congress Sign Brief Challenging FDA Approval of Dangerous Abortion Drug

Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and U.S. Representative August Pfluger (R-Texas-11) today led 13 Senators and 54 Representatives in signing an amicus brief supporting a lawsuit challenging the Food and Drug Administration’s approval and deregulation of chemical abortion drugs.

The brief, authored by Americans United for Life, has been filed in the case of Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA, which is pending before the Northern District of Texas.  The brief spotlights how the FDA’s actions have disregarded the law and put the lives and health of women and girls in danger.  It follows a Jan. 26 letter to the FDA led by Hyde-Smith that was signed by 77 Senators and Members of Congress.

“The FDA’s reckless decisions to approve and deregulate chemical abortion drugs put the profits and political agenda of the abortion industry over the law and abundant evidence that abortion drugs present harm to women, girls, and their unborn babies,” Senator Hyde-Smith said.  “These facts provide a clear legal basis to hold the FDA accountable for abdicating its responsibility to protect the American people from these dangerous drugs and for overstepping its authority under the law.”

“The Biden Administration’s decision to allow dangerous life-ending chemical abortion drugs to be ordered online or purchased in a store without proper medical consultation or oversight is blatantly putting politics over the safety of women.  It is unacceptable to see the politicization of the Food and Drug Administration, which is tasked with ensuring products are safe for Americans.  I am proud to join Senator Hyde-Smith and other leaders in Congress in standing up against this dangerous decision,” Representative Pfluger said…. (Excerpt from LIFENEWS.COM)