Dear Member of Congress:
We urge you to prioritize the health, safety, and lives of Americans by maintaining access to mifepristone. Mifepristone is a medication that blocks the hormones progesterone and cortisol and has been safely used for over 25 years to end a pregnancy, and also for many other health issues including: miscarriage care, endometriosis, fibroids, and Cushing syndrome, which can be fatal.
The safety of mifepristone is supported by decades of science and has been used safely by over 7 million women, in the United States alone. In 2000, after rigorous review of the scientific evidence and a cautious regulatory approach, the FDA approved mifepristone for use. For a dozen years before this, mifepristone was already being used safely by women in Europe.
Most recently, the FDA approved a generic version of mifepristone twice, both times during Trump administrations, reaffirming what decades of research shows: mifepristone is safe and effective.
Mifepristone is backed by major medical associations including the American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists, the American Medical Association, and the Endocrine Society. A former president of the American Medical Association has stated it plainly: Reducing access to mifepristone would harm patients.
Please ensure that patients in the U.S. are not harmed by junk science by safeguarding access to this life-saving medication.
Thank you.