Following U.S. District Court's Ruling Banning Abortion Medication, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Introduces Legislation To Reaffirm FDA Approval Authority
April 11, 2023
April 11, 2023
WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, D-Texas, issued the following news release on April 10, 2023:
Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) and Congressman Pat Ryan (NY-18) introduced the Protecting Reproductive Freedom Act, to reaffirm that Mifepristone, also known as the abortion pill, was appropriately approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and that this approval preempts any state law seeking to prohibit or restrict access to the abortion pill.
Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) and Congressman Pat Ryan (NY-18) introduced the Protecting Reproductive Freedom Act, to reaffirm that Mifepristone, also known as the abortion pill, was appropriately approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and that this approval preempts any state law seeking to prohibit or restrict access to the abortion pill.