{"id":289602,"date":"2023-04-23T15:36:19","date_gmt":"2023-04-23T20:36:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=289602"},"modified":"2023-04-22T14:36:57","modified_gmt":"2023-04-22T19:36:57","slug":"students-life-environment-abortion-pill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/students-life-environment-abortion-pill\/","title":{"rendered":"Students for Life petitions for studies of environmental threat of abortion pill"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Students for Life of America (SFLA) has filed a <\/span>citizens’ petition<\/span><\/a>\u00a0with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), asking the agency to prohibit the use of the abortion pill drug mifepristone until further studies have been done to better understand mifepristone\u2019s effect on the environment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In its petition, SFLA argues that the abortion pill \u2013 which now accounts for the majority<\/a> of all abortions and has been found to be four times as dangerous<\/a> as first-trimester surgical abortions \u2013 is potentially causing harm to critical habitats and endangered species as it is disposed into the waterways.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The petition explains:<\/p>\n

SFLA and its members care about the environment, and its members nationwide have a vested interest in protecting the environment from pollution, protecting endangered species and habitats from destruction, and preserving these species and habitats for future generations to see and experience. SFLA seeks to prevent the dumping of Mifepristone into the waterways of the United States and the inevitable harm that has and will continue to result to endangered species.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

In a Facebook<\/a> post, SFLA further detailed its complaint. “Since Mifepristone…was approved in 2000, the FDA has failed five times to test for environmental impacts of chemical abortion. In other words: The FDA SKIPPED over the crucial steps of evaluating the effects of these drugs on the environment FIVE TIMES. Federal agencies proposing actions that could impact ecosystems that are home to endangered species are required to consult with the Services to determine if these actions will harm the list of nearly 1,500 individual species.”<\/p>\n