Feds Sued For Documents On Cover-Up Of Abortion Pill Dangers

A legal watchdog is taking the federal government to court to uncover documents on the dangers of federally-approved abortion pills.

The non-profit public interest law firm Judicial Watch announced in a statement that it “filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit for records of communications and meetings of the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner involving the abortion drug Mifepristone.”

“For decades, Judicial Watch has investigated and exposed the dangers of the abortion pill pushed on pregnant mothers by the Clinton/Obama/Biden operations,” Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton said. “The new FDA leadership needs to get its act together quickly, stop providing special treatment for the abortion pill, and ensure transparency to preserve the rule of law and the public health.”

Judicial Watch reports it “sued in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia after the FDA failed to respond to a February 25, 2026 FOIA request for:”

All communications sent to, received by, or copied to the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, or to the Commissioner’s immediate office, that concern, refer to, or discuss mifepristone, RU-486, or any generic or branded form of mifepristone approved, regulated, or reviewed by the Food and Drug Administration.

All documents related to any meeting with the Commissioner of Food Drugs where mifepristone, RU-486,or any generic or branded form of mifepristone approved, regulated, or reviewed by the Food and Drug Administration was discussed, including, but not limited to calendar events, calendar invitations, talking points, PowerPoint presentations, written or audio recordings, and post-meeting summaries

The request asked that records be provided for the period April 1, 2025, to the present.

“In response to pressure from pro-abortion activists, the Clinton Food and Drug Administration accelerated approval of the abortion pill in September 2000. Similarly, the Obama and Biden administrations took steps to make the controversial abortion pill more widely available in a way that undermined its ‘safe’ use,” Judicial Watch reports.

Additionally, the Trump administration has endorsed nationwide access to abortion pills, including in states where abortion is banned. 

The Trump administration has also approved cheaper generic abortion pills and Trump has called on Republicans to be “flexible” and allow abortion pills to be taxpayer-funded.

“FDA Commissioner Marty Makary resigned earlier this month amid friction with the administration,” Judicial Watch reports, adding that “Pro-life advocates had called for his ouster. Makary reportedly slow-walked a safety review of the pill, which can be mailed to states that have limited abortion. Makary’s successor will inherit that review and the tricky politics associated with abortion.”

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