Trump FDA nominee confirmation and abortion pill access
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Pro-life group urges Trump administration to act on mail-order abortion pills
ROAF attributed the growth in mail-order abortions in part to FDA policy changes that suspended the in-person dispensing requirement during the COVID-19 pandemic before making the change permanent.
The ROAF report said that by the end of 2024, about 15% of all U.S. abortions were through medication mailed to women in states with abortion restrictions.
ROAF estimated that mail-order drugs were directly responsible for more than 300,000 abortions in 2025 alone.
Trump's FDA nominee faces scrutiny over abortion pill access at confirmation hearing
Overton previously worked as chief policy officer at the America First Policy Institute.
Overton said she would crack down on illicit vapes, particularly those from China.
Overton claimed she was not aware of plans by the administration to speed the authorization of additional vaping and nicotine products.