HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to Study Abortion Pill Safety Questions, by Tyler Arnold

By Tyler Arnold, CNA, Feb. 19, 2025

Tyler Arnold is a staff reporter for Catholic News Agency, based in EWTN News’ Washington Bureau. He previously worked at The Center Square and has been published in a variety of outlets, including The Associated Press, National Review, The American Conservative, and The Federalist.

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 19, 2025 / 14:50 pm – Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy Jr. reiterated that he plans to investigate safety concerns related to the abortion pill mifepristone during an interview on Fox News last week.

Kennedy, who was narrowly confirmed by the Senate on Thursday, told Fox News host Laura Ingraham that President Donald Trump has directed him to study the drug. He also criticized the lack of reporting requirements for nonfatal injuries caused by taking the abortion pill.

“What [Trump has] asked me to do is study the … safety signals, and I think that that’s worth doing,” Kennedy said on “The Ingraham Angle” on Thursday.

Kennedy also criticized the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for not requiring doctors to report nonfatal adverse side effects caused by mifepristone, saying: “The NIH did something that was inexcusable — which is to tell doctors and patients not to report injuries.” …