Overview

• The newly authorized version is manufactured by Evita Solutions, adding another generic option for the abortion pill.
• Regulators framed the action as standard, noting the FDA had previously cleared a different generic formulation.
• Mifepristone has been used for about 25 years with a second pill for most medication abortions and for some miscarriage care.
• Students for Life Action’s Kristan Hawkins called the approval a stain on President Trump’s tenure, and Mike Pence labeled it a betrayal.
• The Trump administration plans to reassess the drug’s safety, worrying abortion-rights advocates despite broad scientific consensus that it is safe.