Republicans Urge FDA to Reinstate Restrictions on Abortion Pills

Lawmakers cited safety and states’ rights concerns over the FDA’s abortion pill policies.

Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Chairman Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) speak during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 14, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

Several Republican members of Congress are calling on the Trump administration to end policies that allow abortion drugs to be mailed across state lines.

Under President Joe Biden, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) loosened restrictions on obtaining those drugs, including allowing women to bypass in-person visits with doctors.