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What Next: Do Abortion Pills Actually Need FDA Approval?

What Next: Do Abortion Pills Actually Need FDA Approval?

FromSlate News


What Next: Do Abortion Pills Actually Need FDA Approval?

FromSlate News

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Length:
29 minutes
Released:
Apr 13, 2023
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Last week a federal judge in Texas refuted the FDA approval for mifepristone, a pill used for medication abortions, which would suspend that approval across the country.

But some experts say - plenty of drugs don’t have FDA approval, and are still widely distributed… from baby formula, to multivitamins. 

Guest: Rachel Rebouché, dean and James E. Beasley professor of law at the Temple University Beasley School of Law and faculty fellow at the Center for Public Health Law Research.

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Released:
Apr 13, 2023
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