Anti-abortion groups are pressing the Trump Justice Department and Food and Drug Administration to quickly reverse Biden administration policies on abortion pills and impose a clampdown, including the use of a 19th-century anti-obscenity law to block the mailing of the drugs.

Trump’s nominee for HHS secretary said he supported policies that restrict abortion and said he didn’t know whether federal law allows emergency abortions in states that ban the procedure.

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Several states are trying to curtail abortion medication by claiming mifepristone could contaminate drinking water.

The Vatican and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops have warned for years that emergency contraceptives could induce abortions in early pregnancies, which pharmaceutical companies have consistently denied.

The federal judge who paved a path for abortion drug clearance to reach the Supreme Court has allowed red states to revive the legal battle against mifepristone. | U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk ruled Thursday that Idaho,

The new Trump administration could put a stop to pending litigation on the abortion pill mifepristone and other federal abortion policies through changes at the Department of Health and Human Services, according to a top anti-abortion lawyer involved in several pending cases.

In the three-hour hearing, Kennedy fielded questions on his interpretation of Title X, late-term abortions, mifepristone, stem-cell research and medical conscience rights.

Highlights Kennedy's vaccine views spark contentious questioning from lawmakers Kennedy denies anti-vaccine label, cites his children's vaccinations Nomination tests Republican loyalty to Trump Some Republicans concerned over Kennedy's abortion stance Robert F Kennedy Jr,

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Democrats focused on Kennedy's anti-vaccine advocacy. Republicans probed the former Democratic leader on his abortion and agriculture views.