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The Food and Drug Administration will review the safety of mifepristone, the most widely used abortion drug in the U.S, at the request of Republican-led states.

Abortion advocates fear the review could restrict access to a drug that’s been safely used for 25 years.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says the FDA will launch a safety review of the abortion pill mifepristone following a request from 22 Republican-led states.

The FDA’s decision to revisit the pill’s safety is fueling more concerns that it will be further restricted under President Donald Trump’s administration. It also highlights how the pill used in most U.S. abortions continues to be ensnared in politics that have plagued it for nearly a decade.

According to ABC News , Kennedy and FDA Commissione

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