Forty One Senators Introduce Resolution Affirming FDA’s Judgment That Medication Abortion is Safe, Effective

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) joined Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), and 39 other lawmakers in introducing a resolution in support of equitable, science-based policies governing access to medication abortion.

Their resolution follows the Supreme Court’s announcement that it will hear a challenge to medication abortion access. 

Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, reproductive rights have been increasingly under attack, with more than a dozen states banning or restricting access to abortion care, and anti-abortion extremists attempting to ban medication abortion nationwide. Medication abortion is currently used for over half of all abortions.

“Reproductive freedom is a fundamental right, and we must stand resolute in affirming access to lifesaving abortion care,” said Senator Padilla. “With the Supreme Court and MAGA Republicans constantly threatening longstanding, essential reproductive freedoms, it’s imperative that safe, science-based drugs like mifepristone are equitably accessible and protected to the fullest extent under the rule of law.”

Specifically, the resolution expresses the sense of Congress that the Food and Drug Administration’s scientific judgment that mifepristone is safe and effective should be respected, and that law and policy governing access to life-saving, time-sensitive medication abortion care in the United States should be equitable and based on science. The resolution acknowledges the significant harm that would be posed to both health care providers and patients across the nation if mifepristone were sharply curtailed.

Details: Full text of the resolution is available here.