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The Canadian health care system is melting down — and yet the country still embraces radical euthanasia policies.

Here’s a current example: A woman injured in an auto accident has waited nearly two years for a consultation with a spinal surgeon — despite now having to use a wheelchair. So, she wants to come to the U.S. for a simple diagnosis, which will cost $40,000! From the CBC story:

A London woman injured in a car crash says she’s left with no choice but to pay to see a doctor in the United States after waiting almost two years for a diagnosis from an Ontario spine surgeon.

Sydney Gesualdi was rear-ended at a red light in July 2023, after which she was initially diagnosed with whiplash and tissue damage. In the weeks that followed, the 25-year-old lost the ability to walk, started having trouble swallowing and speaking, and had numbness in her face and limbs.

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“None of these symptoms have gone away, and it’s been almost two years,” Gesualdi said. “I’m 25 and I can’t walk.”

She now has to use a wheelchair and wears a neck brace at all times. Gesualdi’s family physician has referred her to eight doctors at spinal clinics across the province, but so far, she’s been denied a consultation.

CBC News has seen the rejections from Toronto Western Hospital, London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) and Trillium Spine Centre. Wait times and heavy caseloads are cited as the reason for not taking the patient, as well as the condition potentially being outside the scope of practice.

What a bitter tragedy. Ill and disabled Canadians with non-life-threatening but serious conditions have no assurance of prompt medical care, and some people wait in agony for many months — or, as in this case, years — to receive proper clinical services.

At the same time, in Canada, disabled and non-terminally-ill patients are eligible for euthanasia, and the homicide can take place within 90 days of the patient’s being deemed qualified. For patients whose deaths are “reasonably foreseeable,” there is no waiting time required once eligibility has been established.

It may also be far less difficult to secure a death doctor than a treating physician, since the killing process is much faster. As a result, there have already been cases in which euthanasia was chosen by patients precisely because proper care was so long in coming. What a travesty.

The U.K. has some of the same access problems, and it is perilously close to legalizing assisted suicide anyway. Meanwhile, assisted suicide might become legal in Delaware and perhaps other blue states this year.

None are so blind as those who refuse to see.

LifeNews.com Note: Wesley J. Smith, J.D., is a special consultant to the Center for Bioethics and Culture and a bioethics attorney who blogs at Human Exeptionalism.

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A major study just revealed that the abortion drug mifepristone is far more dangerous than U.S. health agencies have admitted, prompting calls for President Donald Trump’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to reinstate more stringent safeguards surrounding the drug’s prescription and use, reinvestigate the health risks, and if warranted, reconsider its approval altogether.

The Ethics and Public Policy Center (EPPC) released its report Monday, revealing that the rate of serious adverse complications associated with mifepristone is at least 22 times higher than the 0.5% touted by the FDA.

In a letter to FDA Commissioner Marty Makary, Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) joined the EPPC in demanding that the guidelines for administering mifepristone originally in place when the FDA approved the drug in 2000 be reinstated.

“An alarming new study has revealed that the safety risk of the chemical abortion drug, mifepristone, are far greater than the FDA currently acknowledges,” Hawley wrote. He continued, “I urge you to follow this new data and take all appropriate action to restore critical safeguards on the use of mifepristone. The health and safety of American women depend on it.” The senator concluded, “The time to act is now. It is time to revisit and restore the FDA’s longstanding safety measures governing mifepristone.”

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Makary pledged last week to review new data regarding the safety of mifepristone, although he had not made a similar pledge when pressed by Hawley on the issue during his confirmation hearing before the Senate. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. had previously told Republican senators that he plans to “study the safety of mifepristone” and implement policies consistent with the president’s position on the abortion drug. Kennedy said that the president “has not yet taken a stand on how to regulate it. Whatever he does, I will implement those policies.”

In comments to The Washington Stand, Mary Szoch, director of the Center for Human Dignity at Family Research Council, said, “I am encouraged to know that FDA Commissioner Makary will remain true to his roots as a scientist and examine all of the data on mifepristone. The newest data shows one in 10 women has a serious adverse event following the use of mifepristone.” She added, “I look forward to seeing the steps Director Makary will take in light of how dangerous this drug is for women.”

Regarding the results of the EPPC study, Szoch stated, “The FDA has never thoroughly investigated the impact of mifepristone on all women.” Noting the high rate of serious complications associated with mifepristone — more than one in nine women — she continued, “That number doesn’t even begin to touch the number of women who have serious psychological issues after seeing their clearly recognizable unborn baby dead in the toilet as the result of a mifepristone abortion. The FDA must re-examine mifepristone and revoke its approval.”

EPPC President Ryan Anderson, who co-authored the study, appeared on Monday night’s “Washington Watch” to discuss his findings. He clarified, “The major takeaway here is that it’s a 22-times-higher rate of serious adverse events for women who take the chemical abortion drug than what the FDA claims on the label.” He continued, “Why do we see such poor outcomes? Both the Obama and the Biden administrations got rid of almost all of the major safety protections that the FDA originally required when they approved of the pill. So what we’re calling on the Trump FDA to do is … reinstate those original safety provisions.”

Anderson also noted that, since the FDA has removed the requirement that mifepristone must be prescribed by a physician and dispensed and consumed in the physician’s office, the abortion drug has been increasingly ordered online or via “telehealth mail order” and has even been shipped across state lines, including into states with strong pro-life laws in place. He explained that “many blue states” are “mailing the abortion pill across state lines.”

Noting that the president has previously averred that the issue of abortion ought to be left to the states, Anderson continued, “Well, you can’t leave it to the states if California is mailing abortion pills to the other 49 states. You can’t make America healthy again if you have a 10.9% rate of serious adverse events. And you can’t undo all the stupid things Biden and Obama did unless you also undo what they did to the abortion pill. So that’s what we’re calling on the Trump FDA to do here.”

Also on Monday night’s episode of “Washington Watch,” Dr. Donna Harrison, director of research for the American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists, said that her experience as an obstetrician/gynecologist confirms the EPPC study’s findings. She explained that doctors “across the country are seeing similar kinds of things in the [emergency room], seeing women with hemorrhages, women with tissue left inside, women who have ectopic pregnancies that never should have gotten the abortion pill at all. And they got it because they never had an in-patient visit, they never had an ultrasound,” because the FDA does not require it.

Harrison also explained that the FDA based its guidelines on clinical studies, which do not provide accurate data that corresponds to how the abortion drug is administered and used in the real world, especially without stringent safeguards in place. “Clinical trials are done under very controlled circumstances,” Harrison said. She noted that women who participated in these clinical trials had ultrasound results, were tested for ectopic pregnancies, were within a certain gestational timeframe, and were excluded from the trial if they did not meet specific criteria. She said, “So these trials sought out healthy women where their gestational age, the dating of the pregnancy, is perfectly known. And then they’re followed very, very, very carefully. That’s not what happens in the real world.”

Harrison detailed, “In the real world, Sally Smith, who may be 14, gets online, gives her gift credit card, and gets mailed mifeprex [the brand name for mifepristone]. She has no idea how far along she is. She may think that she’s eight weeks. And I’ve seen cases where women were told, ‘Oh, you’re eight weeks along,’ and they take the mifeprex and they deliver a 22-week baby who could have survived if that baby had been delivered under the right circumstances. It’s this kind of horrendous care…”

Anderson also criticized the FDA’s handling of the dangers of mifepristone. “[W]hat we saw in the Obama years and now, most recently, from the Biden administration, it was clearly politicized medicine to get rid of these original safety provisions,” Anderson continued. He noted that regulations such as requiring multiple in-person physician visits, requiring a physician to prescribe mifepristone, requiring that the abortion drug be dispensed and consumed in the physician’s office, requiring a follow-up appointment, and requiring adverse complications be reported were eliminated by the Obama and Biden administrations. Anderson stated, “This isn’t looking out for the best interest of women. Certainly not looking out for the best interest of their unborn children.”

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One in ten patients experience a “serious adverse event” after taking the abortion pill, according to a study released Monday by the Ethics and Public Policy Center (EPPC), a conservative think tank and advocacy group.

The study found that 10.93% of women experienced sepsis, infection, hemorrhaging, or another serious adverse event within 45 days after a mifepristone abortion. The real-world rate of serious adverse events after mifepristone abortions is at least 22 times as high as the summary figure of “less than 0.5%” in clinical trials reported on the drug label, according to the study.

Mifepristone, when used together with another medication called misoprostol, is used to have an abortion during the first ten weeks of pregnancy, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Danco Laboratories, a pharmaceutical distributor based in Manhattan, distributes mifepristone under the brand name Mifeprex, and claims on their website that the drug is “safe and effective.”

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The study, which the EPPC claims to be the largest-known review of the abortion pill conducted in the U.S., is based on analysis of data from an all-payer insurance claims database that includes 865,727 prescribed mifepristone abortions from 2017 to 2023.

“Danco Laboratories markets Mifeprex as ‘the safe and effective abortion pill,’ but our research shows that mifepristone abortion, as currently practiced in the U.S., is not safe and effective,” the EPPC wrote in the study. “The manufacturer and the FDA rely on the results of 10 clinical trials with a total of 30,966 participants, less than 0.5% of whom reportedly experienced serious adverse reactions. In contrast, we analyzed real-world insurance claims data for 865,727 prescribed mifepristone abortions, broadly representative of women who obtain mifepristone abortions in the U.S. today, and we find a serious adverse event rate of 10.93%—at least 22 times as high as the summary figure reported on the drug label.”

“Simply stated, mifepristone, as used in real-world conditions, is not ‘safe and effective,’” the think tank went on to write.

The EPPC’s study was written by its President Ryan T. Anderson and Director of Data Analysis Jamie Bryan Hall.

A similar study released by the Foundation for the Restoration of America (FFROA) on April 25 also found that more than 10% of women who underwent a mifepristone abortion “experience a serious adverse event.”

FFROA founder Doug Truax, who commissioned the study, told the DCNF in a statement: “These shocking findings should alert all women that the abortion pills are extremely dangerous to their well-being — a conclusion completely at odds with what the FDA tells us. Once again, we are learning that our government will put political ideology above science, data, and the health and safety of its citizens.”

“This bombshell report is further evidence that our government uses phony data and politicized science to lie to its people. In this case, those lies further political ideologies rather than the health, safety, and well-being of women and children,” Truax added.

With many states implementing pro-life laws after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022, many women have used telehealth — using technology to deliver healthcare services remotely — to bypass abortion bans. As of December 2023, telehealth constituted 19% of abortions in the U.S. healthcare system, according to the Society of Family Planning’s #WeCount project.

In June 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a lawsuit challenging the FDA’s approval of mifepristone lacked standing, allowing the drug to remain widely available.

The number of abortions in the U.S. has grown in recent years partially due to the increased availability and use of the abortion pill, which accounted for 63% of abortions in 2023, according to a March 2024 study from the Guttmacher Institute.

FDA Commissioner Marty Makary notably said on April 24 that he has “no plans to take action” to limit the availability of mifepristone.

Danco Laboratories did not respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment.

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A locally-run Republican Party building in New York has been vandalized just weeks after similar attacks were reported in two locations.

The New York State Republican Party said in a Tuesday press release that its Albany headquarters was defaced with “Nazi imagery” days after “an initial act of vandalism that included swastikas.” The incident comes just days after the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it is prosecuting a leftist suspect in a recent arson attack on a New Mexico GOP building as Republican leaders call for civility.

“This was not a random act of vandalism — it was an escalation of political hatred deliberately aimed at intimidating Republicans and silencing our voices,” Republican New York Rep. Elise Stefanik said in the press release. She called the vandalism “a disgusting criminal act and a direct threat to the hardworking staff of the New York Republican Party.”

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A photo obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation showed the word “Nazis” written on a pillar along with an arrow pointing upward at the building. The New York GOP told the DCNF that the vandalism occurred overnight. The organization posted on X that it also found swastikas taped to the building on April 16 with a sign that read, “If this is not what you stand for, prove it.”

The DOJ announced April 14 it had charged self-described “queer” scientist with property damage offenses for allegedly firebombing the Albuquerque, New Mexico GOP headquarters on March 30 and later a Tesla dealership.

The Albany Police Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the DCNF.

“We must never tolerate political violence, regardless of the target,” Stefanik said. “It’s time to restore respect, dialogue, and decency to our political discourse.”

Republican Rep. Mike Lawler of New York accused Democratic leaders of “creating a climate of hostility that emboldens and encourages these acts” with “reckless rhetoric.”

“Any form of political violence or intimidation is unacceptable, and the perpetrators must be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law,” Lawler said.

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As news of Pope Francis’s death broke, increasing numbers of world leaders from across the political and religious spectrums joined in paying tribute to his life and work.

“How appropriate that Pope Francis’s last public appearance was on Easter Sunday as we celebrated the joy of the resurrection of Jesus, whom he loved so deeply and so well, and right after our Jewish brothers and sisters, for whom Pope Francis had such great love, concluded their celebration of Passover. I was honoured to participate in the conclave that elected Pope Francis in 2013, and to have welcomed him here to New York in 2015. He touched us all with his simplicity, with his heart of a humble servant.” Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York

“Pope Francis was a transcendent voice for peace, human dignity and social justice. He leaves behind a legacy of faith, service and compassion for all – especially those left on the margins of life or trapped by the horrors of conflict. He also understood that protecting our common home is, at heart, a deeply moral mission and responsibility that belongs to every person.” António Guterres, UN Secretary-General

“Pope Francis dedicated himself to the service of others – revealing by his own actions how to live a simple, but meaningful life. The best tribute we can pay to him is to be a warm-hearted person, serving others wherever and in whatever way we can.” The Dalai Lama

“Pope Francis will be remembered as one of the most consequential leaders of our time and I am better for having known him. He made all feel welcome and seen by the Church. He promoted equity and an end to poverty and suffering across the globe. Above all, he was a Pope for everyone. He was the People’s Pope – a light of faith, hope and love.” Former US President Joe Biden

“Pope Francis was the rare leader who made us want to be better people. In his humility and his gestures, at once simple and profound – embracing the sick, ministering to the homeless, washing the feet of young prisoners – he shook us out of our complacency and reminded us that we are all bound by moral obligations to God and one another.” Former US President Barack Obama

“Pope Francis’s legacy is his message of peace, reconciliation and solidarity that lives in the hearts of those he inspired. May he rest in peace, and may his memory continue to guide us as we strive to build a world that reflects his vision of love and compassion for all.” Micheál Martin, Irish Taoiseach

“Pope Francis will be remembered foremost as the ‘Pope of the peripheries’, determined to lead the Church in reaching out to those on the margins – the poor, elderly, disabled, unborn, refugees and prisoners. He demonstrated this in the way he carried out the Petrine ministry, using his global profile to give voice to those too often forgotten.” Anthony Fisher OP, Archbishop of Sydney

“Despite differences that are minor today, to have been able to know him in his goodness and wisdom was a real honour for me.” Javier Milei, President of Argentina

“Pope Francis played a distinguished role in advocating for peace and coexistence, and stood in solidarity with the oppressed and persecuted across the globe. The Supreme Religious Authority offers its condolences to followers of the Catholic Church and prays for patience and solace for them, and that God may bless humanity with goodness, mercy and peace.” Grand Ayatollah Sistani

“Through his teachings and actions, Pope Francis redefined the moral responsibilities of leadership in the 21st century. His Holiness understood, and taught, that value in the market must never eclipse values in society. Pope Francis leaves a spiritual and ethical legacy that will shape our collective conscience for generations to come.” Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada

“As we mourn Pope Francis’s death, we give thanks for his life and legacy of reform, renewal, unity, which opened doors of dialogue and brought the Church closer to people from all walks of life.” Dr Anne Burghardt, General Secretary of the World Lutheran Federation

“Throughout his pontificate Pope Francis always sided with the most vulnerable and the most fragile, and he did this with a lot of humility. In this time of war and brutality, he had a sense for the other, for the most fragile.” Emmanuel Macron, President of France

“We mourn the passing of His Holiness Pope Francis – a shepherd who led with courage and unwavering faith. Twice, we had the honour of welcoming him to Hungary. His prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary, Our Lady of Hungary, still resonates: ‘Instil into the hearts of people and the leaders of nations the desire to build peace.’ We will honour his legacy.” Viktor Orbán, President of Hungary

The Ecumenical Patriarch:

“In the atmosphere of great Easter joy came the sad news of the death of Pope Francis, a precious brother in Christ, with whom from the first moment of his ascension to the papal throne, we had a fraternal friendship and cooperation for the good of our Churches, for the further rapprochement of our Churches, for the good of humanity.

“Throughout these twelve years of his papacy, he stood as a faithful friend, companion and supporter of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, a genuine friend of Orthodoxy, a genuine friend of the least of the Lord’s brothers, for whom he often spoke, acted and touched their feet, in an example of genuine humility and brotherly love. We will always remember him.

“We pray that the Lord of life and death will reward him for his many labours for the Church and for man, and will raise up on the Throne of Saint Peter a worthy successor, who will embrace the visions of Pope Francis and continue his valuable work for all humanity, especially for Christianity, and even more specifically for the rapprochement of our sister Churches with the ultimate goal of their complete encounter in the common Chalice. Eternal memory to you, brother Pope Francis.”

The Archbishop of York:

“Christians of all denominations join in mourning the death of Pope Francis, but also sharing in the deep consolation that he has entered into the joy of the Lord in this Easter season. Having delivered a final apostolic blessing in St Peter’s Square on the Day of the Resurrection, this faithful servant of the Lord was called home to his Father’s house.

“Together with my fellow Anglicans, I share in the intense sorrow at the death of this good and holy man, who brought our churches ever closer together. Anglican and Catholic primates officiated together in Rome; Anglican and Catholic bishops were commissioned to minister alongside each other across the world; Choral Evensong was sung for the first time in St Peter’s Basilica. Under his pontificate even cricket became a channel for ecumenism, with regular tours of the Vatican XI to England, which Pope Francis rightly saw as an opportunity to build bridges of fraternal solidarity and to promote Christian unity.

“I pray for the soul of a faithful and holy Christian, one who bore the demands of his office with courage and determination, and who showed us in his ministry and mission, his living and his dying how to be a disciple of Jesus Christ.”

Photo: Various world leaders and dignitaries attend the funeral of Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican, 26 April 2025. (Photo by Franco Origlia/Getty Images.)

Editorial note: the papacy and the See of Canterbury are simultaneously vacant for the first time since 1691, after the deposition of William Sancroft and the death of Alexander VIII.

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An East Coast Planned Parenthood employee felt empty as she realized that her work was NOT helping women.

But the ex-abortion worker didn’t know where to turn until the witness of 40 Days for Life participants led her to a pregnancy help center, where she found support transitioning to a new career–and became a Christian!

On last night’s Built to Win video webcast, we shared that four abortion workers repented and left their jobs…and the numbers keep rolling in:

• Since the webcast, we have confirmed that two MORE abortion workers encountered God’s grace and left their jobs during this spring’s campaign;

• At least ten additional abortion workers (who might or might not have converted) walked away from the industry for a total of 16 workers who hit the exits!

• 25,638 babies have been saved from abortion–that we know of–since 40 Days for Life began in 2007!

• Notorious abortion facilities CLOSED in New York City, Illinois, Michigan, Vermont, and Colorado!

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On Easter Friday, the Catholic faithful gathered outside Parliament for a public recitation of the Rosary, in response to Voice of the Family’s appeal. The event marked the midpoint of a 54-day Rosary crusade against euthanasia, which threatens to be legalised by the UK Parliament by the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. A […]

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“Wisdom rendered to the just the wages of their labours, and conducted them in a wonderful way; and she was to them for a covert by day, and for the light of stars by night.” These words form part of the introit of the Mass of this feast. They come from the Book of Wisdom, […]

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 This is very hopeful to read from Vatican News. The part I highlight in red is extremely important in reverence to the former Pope Francis and his governing style. 

Cardinals discuss economic situation of the Holy See at General Congregation

CatholicVote joined a coalition of over 30 pro-life organizations Tuesday in urging the Trump administration to evaluate the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval of the abortion drug mifepristone, immediately following the release of a new study revealing serious health risks.

In a letter to President Donald Trump, the coalition praised Trump’s pro-life leadership and called for swift action to protect unborn children and their mothers. The letter argues that mifepristone—used in over 60% of US abortions—was irresponsibly approved in 2000 and continues to harm women.

“We respectfully ask that you take swift action to protect the rights of states to defend unborn children, in keeping with your campaign pledge to return the issue of abortion to the states,” the letter read, calling on the administration to stand firm “as a defender of the weak and vulnerable.”

The appeal follows a shocking study released Monday, which found that nearly 11% of women suffer severe or life-threatening complications after undergoing an abortion with mifepristone.

As CatholicVote reported Monday, this complication rate is 22 times higher than what the FDA-approved label indicates.

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 “The FDA needs to recognize that this is a red alert,” CatholicVote’s Joshua Mercer said. “A serious complication rate this high would be intolerable for any drug, let alone the most controversial one.”

Just days before the study’s release, FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary said the agency has “no plans to take action on mifepristone,” but left open the possibility of a future review if new data emerges.

“I believe as a scientist that you’ve got to evolve as the data comes in,” Makary said. “So, if the data suggests something or tells us that there’s a real signal, then we can’t promise that we’re not going to act on that data that we have not yet seen.”

Despite the growing concerns, the FDA’s website still calls mifepristone “safe and effective.” Pro-life researchers, including CatholicVote, have long criticized the drug’s rushed approval and the agency’s disregard of mounting evidence of its dangers.

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy also indicated earlier this year that Trump tasked him with reviewing the drug’s safety profile.

“President Trump has made it clear to me that one of the things he has not taken a position yet is mifepristone, a detailed position,” Kennedy said during his January confirmation. “But he’s made it clear to me that he wants me to look at safety issues, and I’ll ask the [National Institutes of Health] and [Food and Drug Administration] to do that.”

The pro-life coalition also warned that the Biden administration’s policy of mailing abortion pills has enabled abortionists to defy state pro-life laws.

“Unfortunately, Democrats and the left are trampling on the rights of state legislators to implement the will of the people to protect life, and they are using the US Postal Service to do so,” the letter stated.

The letter pointed to so-called “shield laws” in states like California and New York that protect abortionists who illegally ship mifepristone into pro-life states from prosecution.

Two recent cases in Texas and Louisiana, where women suffered serious medical emergencies from mifepristone, were cited as examples. In both cases, the pills were reportedly sent by New York abortionist Margaret Carpenter, who was shielded from prosecution by Democrat governors.

“There is substantial evidence indicating that some women are forced to take the medication, sometimes unknowingly,” the letter said. “This is exactly what happened in Louisiana where the law protects unborn children and their mothers from abortion.”

“States must be empowered to enforce pro-life laws, all the original safety protocols on mifepristone must be restored, and the FDA must investigate mifepristone, reconsidering its approval altogether,” the letter concluded. “The lives of women and unborn children and the rights of states depend upon it.”

The Trump administration has yet to publicly comment on whether it plans to take formal action following the coalition’s request.

LifeNews Note: Elise DeGeeter writes for CatholicVote, where this column originally appeared.

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