ACLU Sues FDA: REMS Limits On 'Abortion Pill' Are 'Medically Unjustified'

By Beth Wang / October 19, 2017 at 8:34 PM
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Foundation and ACLU of Hawaii Foundation, representing a medical professional and other health organizations, have sued HHS and FDA for what the plaintiffs say are inappropriate and unnecessary Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) restrictions on Danco Laboratories' Mifeprex -- also known as the "abortion pill" -- that limit patient access. The suit also calls former FDA Commissioner Robert Califf's 2016 decision to overrule the agency's drug review team -- when it recommended the...


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