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Republican senators on Wednesday urged the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to tighten safety standards and reconsider partnerships tied to abortion pills, accusing the agency of expanding access without adequate oversight.

On the call, Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo, and Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., expressed frustration that the agency hadn’t already overhauled safety parameters around abortion pills — and that it had instead expanded its partnerships with producers of the drugs that make chemical abortions available.

"My plea to the FDA is to follow the science to put back safety guardrails," Hawley said. "I’ve called on the director of the FDA to take these steps. The public deserves to have answers."

HAWLEY BLASTS FDA APPROVAL

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