NEGATIVE Reproductive Rights 118th Congress

H.R.4368 Ag-FDA Appropriations (Mifepristone Riders)

Agriculture-FDA spending bill with riders restricting access to mifepristone, the most common abortion medication (118th Congress)

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Legal & Constitutional Grounding

FDA approved mifepristone in 2000 with documented 25-year safety record; SCOTUS upheld approval in 2024.

21 U.S.C. § 355 — FDA drug approval authority; mifepristone approved since 2000 with 25-year safety record

FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, 602 U.S. 367 (2024) — SCOTUS upheld mifepristone approval
Guttmacher Institute: mifepristone used in 63% of all U.S. abortions (2023)

Appropriations rider blocking FDA mifepristone approval. Mifepristone has a 25-year safety record with FDA approval and is used in over 60% of U.S. abortions; the rider contradicts evidence-based medicine.