Why RFK Jr. Must Restrict the Abortion Pill

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination to lead the Department of Health and Human Services raised concerns among many pro-life Republicans, given his past support of legal abortion. However, in his confirmation hearings, Kennedy stated, “We cannot be a moral nation if we have 1.2 million abortions a year.” He also affirmed that he and President Trump had not decided on precisely how to regulate mifepristone, “the abortion pill,” and that Trump wanted the question examined further before acting. If Trump and Kennedy are serious about lessening the tragedy of abortion, safeguarding women, and reducing abortion numbers by tens of thousands, they must restrict the abortion pill, the chief driver of American abortion.

Mifepristone is responsible for 63 percent of approximately 1 million annual American abortions. The drug inhibits hormones necessary for the embryo or fetus to remain adhered to the uterine wall, killing the child by cutting him or her off from nutrition and oxygen. Mifepristone is now the dominant method of abortion provision in America because of a long history of Democrat-directed FDA decisions.

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John Gerardi

John Gerardi is the executive director of Right to Life of Central California in Fresno. A lawyer and the founding CEO and current development director of the Obria Medical Clinics of Central California, he hosts the radio shows and podcasts The John Gerardi Show and Right to Life Radio.

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination to lead the Department of Health and Human Services raised concerns among many pro-life Republicans, given his past support of legal abortion. However, in his confirmation hearings, Kennedy stated, “We cannot be a moral nation if we have 1.2 million abortions a year.” He also affirmed that he and President Trump had not decided on precisely how to regulate mifepristone, “the abortion pill,” and that Trump wanted the question examined further before acting. If Trump and Kennedy are serious about lessening the tragedy of abortion, safeguarding women, and reducing abortion numbers by tens of thousands, they must restrict the abortion pill, the chief driver of American abortion.

Mifepristone is responsible for 63 percent of approximately 1 million annual American abortions. The drug inhibits hormones necessary for the embryo or fetus to remain adhered to the uterine wall, killing the child by cutting him or her off from nutrition and oxygen. Mifepristone is now the dominant method of abortion provision in America because of a long history of Democrat-directed FDA decisions.