New Study Just Dropped: Mifepristone, for the Millionth Time, Is Safe

"Well, would you look at that? Not only is water wet, the ocean vast, and the Beckham feud enduring, but the abortion pill mifepristone is safe-and the FDA studies between 2011 and 2023 that declared it so were based on nothing other than fact and real science. If only we knew how good we had it when we had it."

""Key themes across [2011-2023] were consistent findings on safety, lack of ideological bias in staff scientists' recommendations, and the limited impact of political interference-to date-on the agency's oversight," the authors write. "Despite extensive public discussion and litigation, to date, there has been no review of FDA documents to shed light on how regulatory decisions about mifepristone have been made.""

"The paper cites more than 5,000 documents, memos, and emails, and was initially reported by the New York Times, which has provided free access to the article. The outlet writes that among the study's findings, "internal documents show that the F.D.A. has repeatedly evaluated new evidence about mifepristone and reaffirmed that it is safe.""

Review of FDA documents from 2011–2023 shows consistent findings that mifepristone is safe and that staff scientists' recommendations lacked ideological bias. The documents indicate limited impact of political interference on FDA oversight during that period. More than 5,000 internal documents, memos, and emails were examined and show repeated FDA evaluations of new evidence reaffirming mifepristone's safety. Mifepristone is the first of two pills in medication abortion and is the most common medication in telehealth abortion care, with telehealth accounting for 27% of abortions in the first half of 2025. A recent September review of the pill by the Trump administration and FDA drew criticism.

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