June 5, 2026
“The FDA still holds secret documents, hides the locations of pill manufacturing, and ignores health and safety concerns for babies, women, and even the environment,” said Students for Life’s Kristan Hawkins. “We are not looking for a rubber stamp of old reports, submitted during the administrations of three abortion-activist presidents. And if you are wondering what we hope to see, we’ve already sent a letter with the details.”
WASHINGTON D.C. (06-05-2026) – Students for Life of America (SFLA) President Kristan Hawkins said that the news in the Wall Street Journal that there is a planned review of Chemical Abortion pills is “a step in the right direction, but we need more information.”
Hawkins continued: “In countless meetings during the campaign until today, we’ve been very clear that federally controlled Chemical Abortion Pill policy must change and that the activist-pushed studies get a skeptical review. If you’re wondering what we are concerned about, it’s a good time to read the letter we sent in October.”
READ MORE HERE: Students for Life of America Calls on HHS & FDA to “Go Back to the Drawing Board” in their Review of Chemical Abortion Pills
Before this review goes too far along, here are some key questions that must be addressed.
- Who will be conducting this review? The FDA has turned a blind eye to the issues of Chemical Abortion Pills for years, and, if current personnel decide the definition of “review,” the threat of deep state agendas will likely taint the outcomes.
- Will the HHS and the FDA commit to doing their own research, rather than just rubber stamping the paperwork of past administrations?
- Will the FDA insist on full disclosure of the conflicts of interest of all those who offer research, as so much of the so-called “science” in favor of Chemical Abortion Pills comes from those with a financial interest in a certain outcome? The media frequently attacks the support for preborn babies and their mothers when discounting serious studies that detail the risks of abortion. But pro-abortion studies get no such scrutiny. Such concerns have been ignored so far, and the following examples are by no means definitive but represent the kind of agenda-driven groups claiming that Chemical Abortion Pills have been vetted.
A short list of those whose funding and agenda have been ignored as they discussed “safety” includes:
- The Population Council that brought Chemical Abortion Pills on the market.
- Gynuity Health Projects that is closely tied to abortion dollars. Consider this Influence Watch report: “Gynuity has received grants from major left-of-center foundations since at least 2003, when it operated as a for-profit company. It also lists non-foundation donors, including the International Planned Parenthood Federation, Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA), Population Council, and Society for Family Planning.”
- The Bixby Center that operates out of the Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health (ANSIRH). Those affiliated with ANSIRH, such as Dr. Daniel Grossman, frequently author papers claiming all things abortion are safe.
Additional questions:
- Will the FDA do the first-ever federal evaluation of abortion water pollution, which has been ignored? As detailed in four of SFLA’s five citizen petitions, the federal government never did its own legally required evaluation of mifepristone’s potential for environmental harms. Instead, the FDA rubber stamped an environmental assessment from the Population Council, actively pushing to get the deadly drugs on the market. As deregulation has taken place, tests to determine the impact on endangered species or compliance with the Clean Water Act have not been performed.
- Will the FDA and EPA demand ongoing testing to ensure that abortion water pollution is not tainting the crystal-clear water desperately needed by all Americans?
- Will this review extend to the Department of Justice (DOJ), as currently the No-Test, Online Distribution of Chemical Abortion Pills ignores abortion-by-mail, illegal under the Comstock Act?
- Will the DOJ address the current, federal ambivalence to the ongoing attacks of Blue States against Red States, as laws are passed to assist lawless pill pushers who wish to break state laws protecting Life?
- Will this review also prioritize the standards of the EPA, which has received numerous letters from Members of Congress and outside groups often led by SFLAction calling for the “Forever Chemicals” of Chemical Abortion Pills to be tracked and tested for as part of regular process, given the increase in abortion water pollution permitted by the policies of the federal government?
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