A Q&A with Dr. Jane Henney, who led the FDA when mifepristone was approved
hen former U.S. Food and Drug Administration commissioner Dr. Jane Henney approved the abortion pill mifepristone in 2000, she knew the decision was an important one for women’s health. It would also become incredibly contentious.
How important was mifepristone to you when it came up for approval, given how it could impact women’s reproductive health? I knew it was important that we do this review in a pristine and thorough way and in a way that we could all stand confidently behind. I told the reviewers as they were going about their work, “You do this in a normal fashion, thoroughly and completely, and when you arrive at your conclusion—whether it’s an approval recommendation or a non-approval recommendation, or whether you need more information to make your recommendation—you’ll have my support.
Issues like abortion are so politically charged that a drug affecting termination of pregnancy will inevitably get caught up in that conflict. Was there pressure from parties with conflicting political interests who supported and opposed the drug?
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