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50 pro-life leaders call on FDA nominee Dr. Heidi Overton to restore 'minimal safeguards' on mifepristone

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A coalition of 50 pro-life leaders, including pastors, released a joint statement on Thursday calling on FDA Commissioner nominee Dr. Heidi Overton to restore earlier safeguards on the abortion drug mifepristone while the agency finishes a long-running safety review.

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Breitbart News
50 Pro-Life Leaders Urge FDA to End Biden’s Mail-Order Abortion Scheme Ahead of Commissioner Confirmation Hearing (opens Breitbart News)
Published Sep 24, 2026
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Fifty pro-life leaders released a letter on Thursday calling on FDA Commissioner nominee Dr. Heidi Overton to revoke the Biden administration mail-order abortion scheme.
The Christian Post
50 pro-life leaders call on FDA nominee Dr. Heidi Overton to restore 'minimal safeguards' on mifepristone (opens The Christian Post)
Published Sep 24, 2026
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A coalition of 50 pro-life leaders, including pastors, released a joint statement on Thursday calling on FDA Commissioner nominee Dr. Heidi Overton to restore earlier safeguards on the abortion drug mifepristone while the agency finishes a long-running safety review.
STAT
Opinion: FDA commissioner nominee Heidi Overton is ignoring the science on abortion drug (opens STAT)
Published Sep 25, 2026
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“With this latest appointment, mifepristone has a new boss but an old problem,” writes Julie F. Kay, founder and CEO of Reproductive Futures.