What Next: Do Abortion Pills Actually Need FDA Approval?

Last week a federal judge in Texas refuted the FDA approval for
mifepristone, a pill used for medication abortions, which would
suspend that approval across the country. But some experts say -
plenty of drugs don’t have FDA approval, and are still widely
distributed… from baby formula, to multivitamins.  Guest:
Rachel Rebouché, dean and James E. Beasley professor of law at the
Temple University Beasley School of Law and faculty fellow at the
Center for Public Health Law Research. If you enjoy this show,
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