Key facts
- RFK Jr.'s FDA plans to study the safety of mifepristone.
- Mifepristone has been on the market for over 25 years.
- Around 7.5 million women have used the pill.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), under the leadership of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is reportedly planning to conduct a study on the safety of the abortion pill mifepristone. This move comes despite the drug having been available on the market for more than two and a half decades. Over the past 25 years, an estimated 7.5 million women have utilized the pill. The decision to re-evaluate the safety of a medication with a long history of use has raised questions.