Published on, Sept. 30 -- September 30, 2025 10:40 PM

A coalition of attorneys general from 20 states and the District of Columbia has pledged to protect access to mifepristone, the widely used abortion medication, amid a review by the Trump administration. The coalition, led by New York Attorney General Letitia James, denounced the federal review as politically motivated and not based on credible science. Their joint statement emphasized that decades of research confirm mifepristone's safety and effectiveness, warning that restricting it would endanger both health care access and reproductive rights.

The Trump administration's health leadership, including Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and FDA Commissioner Marty Makary, reporte...