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FDA abortion pill review angers GOP lawmakers
Republican senators demand the FDA release its safety review of mifepristone sooner and commit to reinstating restrictions on the drug.
Thehill · 2m

Kristan Hawkins and anti-abortion movement on college campuses
How Kristan Hawkins' anti-abortion movement struggles to sway college students amid rising internal conflicts.
Mother Jones · 1m

Trump Taps Far-Right Commentator as New Press Secretary
Trump appoints Katie Zacharia, a far-right social media figure, to White House Press Secretary role.
Rolling Stone · 1m

FDA nominee Overton faces vaccine and abortion drug questions
Dr. Heidi Overton appeared before the Senate for her confirmation hearing as FDA commissioner, facing scrutiny over her role in Trump's vaccine policy changes and her positions on abortion medication.
ABC News · 3m

Abortion Pill Mules Navigate Post-Roe Crisis
Underground abortion activists smuggle pills across borders to keep access alive after Roe v. Wade was overturned.
Mother Jones · 1m

Andrew Bailey quits FBI after anti-abortion crusade
Ex-Missouri AG Andrew Bailey leaves FBI amid abortion crackdown plans
Mother Jones · 2m

Kristan Hawkins: From Roe’s Death to Abortion’s New Front
Kristan Hawkins, the anti-abortion movement’s youngest leader, now battles to make abortion unthinkable while facing a growing backlash from her own base.
Mother Jones · 2m

Trump's FDA pick refused to say if Trump can be wrong
Heidi Overton dodged basic questions about vaccine safety and tobacco donations during her Senate confirmation hearing.
Ars Technica · 2m · 5 views

Trump's FDA pick dodges tough questions at hearing
Dr. Heidi Overton sidestepped senators on abortion pills, vaccines, and vapes during her confirmation hearing to lead the FDA.
NBC News · 2m

Trump's FDA pick dodges questions on birth control
Dr. Heidi Overton refuses to clarify her stance on IUDs and abortion pills during her Senate confirmation hearing.
Mother Jones · 2m

South Korea approves abortion pills after decades of bans
Seven years after decriminalizing abortion, South Korea will finally allow medication abortions starting in 2027, marking a major shift for one of the world's strictest countries.
TIME · 1m

Louisiana's impatient push to ban the abortion pill
Louisiana is asking courts to block telehealth mifepristone access, but the Supreme Court already said no. Here's why the state is trying anyway.
Slate Magazine · 2m