ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL ISSUES JOINT STATEMENT AFFIRMING SAFETY OF AND ACCESS TO MIFEPRISTONE

ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL ISSUES JOINT STATEMENT AFFIRMING SAFETY OF AND ACCESS TO MIFEPRISTONE

September 29, 2025

Despite FDA's Unnecessary and Baseless Comments, Mifepristone Remains Safe and Available

Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in issuing a joint statement addressing concerns over a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) review of mifepristone. This review was referenced by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and FDA Commissioner Makary in response to a letter from Republican state attorneys general to the FDA calling for restrictions on or withdrawal of mifepristone from the market.

"For more than 25 years, mifepristone has been used safely and effectively in the United States and globally. It is currently the most common method for early-term abortion care in the United States and is the standard of care for managing early miscarriage. The decision to reexamine access to this medication was made in response to a scientifically baseless letter and ignores decades of research that proves mifepristone is safe and effective. Medical decisions should be left between patients, their families, and their providers - and they should be guided by science, not political agendas.

"As state attorneys general, we have a responsibility to enforce state laws and protect our residents, including their access to reproductive care. If access to mifepristone is challenged, we will take action to protect it."

In August, Raoul called on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to remove burdensome restrictions on mifepristone. In 2023, Raoul filed a lawsuit along with 17 other states in the Eastern District of Washington to preserve access to mifepristone for patients in Illinois. In 2024, Raoul, as part of a coalition of 24 attorneys general, filed a brief in the U.S. Supreme Court to protect access to medication abortion nationwide. The court's ruling ultimately preserved access to medication abortion.

Joining Raoul in issuing this statement are the attorneys general of Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington.