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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Matthew Perrone

FDA says its review of abortion pill will continue into next year

Abortion States Shield Laws - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

The Food and Drug Administration says its ongoing safety review of the nation's main abortion pill will continue into next year, a timeline that was quickly condemned by abortion opponents hoping to see the drug's use curtailed.

The FDA gave a court-ordered update on its progress in a legal filing late Wednesday, providing the first substantive information about the controversial reevaluation ordered by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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