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She says if they want to restrict access, they could. For example, the Trump administration's FDA could just go ahead and add restrictions on who can get this medication and how without being required to by the court.

You know, it's hard to predict. The new FDA commissioner, Marty McCary, said publicly in April there were, quote, no plans for FDA to restrict mifeprostone, but plans can change. This is a medication that's been approved for almost 25 years. It's been found to be safe and effective in ending a pregnancy, along with another medication called misoprostol. And it's a medication that's used globally.

You know, it's hard to predict. The new FDA commissioner, Marty McCary, said publicly in April there were, quote, no plans for FDA to restrict mifeprostone, but plans can change. This is a medication that's been approved for almost 25 years. It's been found to be safe and effective in ending a pregnancy, along with another medication called misoprostol. And it's a medication that's used globally.

You know, it's hard to predict. The new FDA commissioner, Marty McCary, said publicly in April there were, quote, no plans for FDA to restrict mifeprostone, but plans can change. This is a medication that's been approved for almost 25 years. It's been found to be safe and effective in ending a pregnancy, along with another medication called misoprostol. And it's a medication that's used globally.

The World Health Organization says it can be used safely in the first trimester of pregnancy without the direct supervision of a healthcare provider. The FDA here in this country made the same determination. And what's happened since Roe v. Wade was overturned nearly three years ago

The World Health Organization says it can be used safely in the first trimester of pregnancy without the direct supervision of a healthcare provider. The FDA here in this country made the same determination. And what's happened since Roe v. Wade was overturned nearly three years ago

The World Health Organization says it can be used safely in the first trimester of pregnancy without the direct supervision of a healthcare provider. The FDA here in this country made the same determination. And what's happened since Roe v. Wade was overturned nearly three years ago

is that half of states have banned abortion, but the total number of abortions nationally has gone up, in part because people have been able to get this medication through the mail. There are a lot of ways that the Trump administration could try to tamp down on that outside of this court case if it wants to, and that's what remains to be seen.

is that half of states have banned abortion, but the total number of abortions nationally has gone up, in part because people have been able to get this medication through the mail. There are a lot of ways that the Trump administration could try to tamp down on that outside of this court case if it wants to, and that's what remains to be seen.

is that half of states have banned abortion, but the total number of abortions nationally has gone up, in part because people have been able to get this medication through the mail. There are a lot of ways that the Trump administration could try to tamp down on that outside of this court case if it wants to, and that's what remains to be seen.

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It was so confusing. It was really unclear who had been cut, why they had been cut. The communication around the cuts was very difficult to understand. So one example of this is that the RIF notices went out in the very, very, very, very early morning of April 1st, and a lot of people missed them.

It was so confusing. It was really unclear who had been cut, why they had been cut. The communication around the cuts was very difficult to understand. So one example of this is that the RIF notices went out in the very, very, very, very early morning of April 1st, and a lot of people missed them.

It was so confusing. It was really unclear who had been cut, why they had been cut. The communication around the cuts was very difficult to understand. So one example of this is that the RIF notices went out in the very, very, very, very early morning of April 1st, and a lot of people missed them.

So they went to work as normal, tried to badge into the building, and found out their jobs had disappeared. There was no master plan showing this department's cut and that one's not. There's no explanation for why this team was cut and that one remains. So there was all of this crowdsourcing, trying to piece together who's still here, why, and what does it all mean.

So they went to work as normal, tried to badge into the building, and found out their jobs had disappeared. There was no master plan showing this department's cut and that one's not. There's no explanation for why this team was cut and that one remains. So there was all of this crowdsourcing, trying to piece together who's still here, why, and what does it all mean.

So they went to work as normal, tried to badge into the building, and found out their jobs had disappeared. There was no master plan showing this department's cut and that one's not. There's no explanation for why this team was cut and that one remains. So there was all of this crowdsourcing, trying to piece together who's still here, why, and what does it all mean.

So what is the rationale for all of these cuts? Well, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who's the Secretary of Health and Human Services, has described the department as a sprawling bureaucracy. He points to the fact that American life expectancy is lower here than it is in other similar wealthy countries, which is true. But then he puts the blame for that on these federal health agencies.