The White House said Friday that the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of a generic form of mifepristone was just following the law and not a sign of support for the abortion pill.

Watch White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s remarks in the video player above.

Press secretary Karoline Leavitt noted that the FDA and Health and Human Services was merely following the law.

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The decision is “not an endorsement of this drug by any means,” Leavitt said.

The approval has drawn fire from conservatives. Mike Pence, Trump’s vice president from his first term, said the approval was a “complete betrayal of the pro-life movement that elected President Trump.” A free press is a cornerstone of a hea

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