Judicial Watch has filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on behalf of Advancing American Freedom (AAF), a group founded by former Vice President Mike Pence.
The lawsuit seeks records from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding the approval process of the abortion pill Mifeprex (Mifepristone), including communications between senior FDA officials, the White House counsel, and foreign actors.
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The lawsuit follows a failure by HHS and FDA to respond to FOIA requests submitted in May 2024. Among the records sought are communications between the FDA and a House Subcommittee on Oversight, discussions involving White House counsel regarding Mifepristone, and information on FDA Commissioner David Kessler’s overseas meetings related to the drug’s approval process.
In 2000, the FDA fast-tracked the approval of Mifepristone under pressure from pro-abortion activists during the Clinton administration. Similar steps were taken under the Obama and Biden administrations to broaden the drug’s availability, despite concerns over its safety.
“The FDA has repeatedly refused to acknowledge their role in approving the dangerous abortion drug, mifepristone and have refused to disclose communications regarding their approval of it,” said AAF General Counsel J. Marc Wheat. “Advancing American Freedom has worked tirelessly to disclose the truth behind the FDA’s negligence and to bring justice for the women hurt or killed by this drug. The American people deserve to know the facts of how the FDA shirked protocols in order to expand abortions, even at the cost of the health of the women using the drug. We are grateful to Judicial Watch for picking up AAF’s case.”
“From the get-go, the abortion pill has been promoted by a corrupted and politicized FDA, contrary to health of both pregnant mothers and their unborn children,” said Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton. “That the Biden-Harris FDA is covering up key facts about the approval of the abortion pill while simultaneously promoting its wide usage is a scandal.”
Judicial Watch has long been active in uncovering the FDA’s actions regarding the abortion pill. The organization previously filed an amicus curiae brief with the U.S. Supreme Court and uncovered records related to Mifepristone-related deaths.
The lawsuit aims to shed light on the FDA’s approval process and its potential negligence in ensuring the drug’s safety.
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