Trump’s pick to lead FDA tells senators he’d look into food, abortion pill, vaccine advisers
President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the US Food and Drug Administration told senators in a tense confirmation hearing ...
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FDA nominee sidesteps questions on abortion pill, agency layoffs and other issues
He repeatedly assured Republican and Democratic senators he would follow the “scientific process” at FDA. But he wouldn't commit to specific actions on a host of hot-button issues, including the ...
FDA chief counsel who defended abortion pill access under Biden resigns two days into job
Recently selected Food and Drug Administration chief lawyer Hilary K. Perkins has resigned from the job, according to a post ...
Anti-abortion lawyer pushed out of FDA after Republican senator’s pressure campaign
Hilary Perkins, a career lawyer and a conservative, was targeted by Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri for defending the Biden ...
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Trump’s Top Lawyer at FDA Resigns After Outcry Over Record Defending Abortion Pill
As a trial lawyer with the Biden administration’s Department of Justice, Hilary Perkins defended access to the abortion pill ...
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FDA top lawyer resigns days after starting job
Both Makary and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. shared plans to have the FDA review mifepristone data after usage spiked following the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
Trump’s NIH and FDA nominees advance to full Senate vote
Drs. Jay Bhattacharya and Marty Makary progressed along partisan lines to a full Senate vote on their confirmations for NIH ...
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FDA nominee sidesteps questions on abortion pill, agency layoffs and other issues
including the abortion pill mifepristone, which has been ensnared in politics since a 2021 decision by FDA making it available by mail. “I have no preconceived plans on mifepristone policy ...