OPINION: Court's ruling on FDA approval of abortion drugs is huge win for women, girls
When the FDA approved these drugs in 2000, it did not rely on any studies that looked at how these drugs affect women under the labelled use; all the studies at which it looked had safeguards in place that the FDA either never required or stopped requiring, like an ultrasound to determine gestational age or an in-person follow-up visit. And none of the studies focused on teen girls.
Attorneys general in twelve Democratic-led states sued the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, challenging their restrictions on the distribution of mifepristone, an abortion pill, alleging that they arent supported by evidence. Here’s an illustration of just how big of an oversight this was: Imagine a study said that wearing a helmet when playing football makes the sport safe. Then imagine that the NFL relied on that study to determine that football is safe but then didn’t require players to wear helmets. Later, when someone points out that this is a dangerous situation, the
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