The American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists (AAPLOG) Action sent a letter to Republican leaders on Friday asking President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees for their positions on late-term abortions and calling for an investigation into the safety of abortion pills. .
AAPLOG’s letter urges Republicans to consider the importance of pro-life principles in the confirmation hearings of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Director nominee Dr. Marty McCulley and National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director nominee Dr. Jay Bhattacharyya I’m asking you to. ) Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who was nominated by President Trump to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The group has called on the administration to reconsider the safety of the abortion pill, which has already faced several legal challenges over claims it ignored many precautions to rush approval. facing.
The letter, shared with the Daily Caller News Foundation, said: “As you know, HHS is one of the worst of any government agency to treat those of us who practice life-affirming medicine and ensure our rights of conscience are protected. He plays an influential role.” “That’s why leaders across the Food and Drug Administration, the National Institutes of Health, and HHS are candidates that are critical to our confidence in advancing life-affirming policies over the next four years. We are pleased to hear positive reports regarding the meetings we have had with these candidates on the subject.”
Mifepristone (Mifeprex), two drugs used in drug abortions, and Mifeprex, two drugs used in drug abortions, are shown on June 17, 2022 at the Women’s Reproductive Clinic, a legal drug abortion service in Santa Teresa, New Mexico. Misoprostol is seen. (Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)
The medical group recommended that candidates push for stronger safety regulations for the abortion drug mifepristone and reconsider allowing the drug to be prescribed via telemedicine. The letter also says candidates should be asked to defend the conscience rights of medical students and state the gestational restrictions they would place on abortion.
Candidates are also required to comply with “.[t]The letter says the organization values transparency, not ideology, when it comes to abortion research and data. (Related: Liberal pastors ‘bless’ blue state abortion clinics)
“[A]As physicians who are committed to providing excellent care to all patients, both prenatal and neonatal, these priorities are non-negotiable to us,” the AAPLOG letter said. It’s dark. We look forward to the confirmation process and to hearing more about these candidates’ positions and commitment to advancing health care transparency and protections for life-affirming care, health care professionals, and patients. ”
Several doctors have already challenged the safety of abortion pills, claiming that the FDA ignored safety protocols in approving the drug, and allowing abortion pills to be obtained online or mailed without a doctor’s prescription. It claims to warn of the risks involved in allowing such activities to occur. In one such legal challenge, the Supreme Court sided with the FDA in 2024, stating that while pro-life plaintiffs do not have standing, the Supreme Court “has no right to elective abortion and the FDA’s relaxed regulations for mifepristone.” “We have sincere legal, moral, ideological, and policy objections.” ” The court also argued that it was the “wrong venue” for the argument.
Following Roe v. Wade’s defeat, President Trump has vowed to leave abortion decisions up to individual states, refusing to support a federal ban on abortion laws. RFK Jr. also expressed disapproval of the federal government’s ban on pre-viability abortions.
The Biden administration remains firmly pro-abortion and has shown hostility toward pro-life activists, using the Department of Justice (DOJ) to prosecute several protesters near abortion clinics.
“After four years of threats to conscience rights and disregard for patient health and safety, we look forward to working with the new administration and finding common ground to improve patient safety.” ” said APPLOG CEO Dr. Christina Francis. Daily Caller News Foundation. “These priorities outline real opportunities to improve patient lives and advance life-affirming healthcare.”
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