Senator introduces legislation to rein in widely used, controversial abortion pill

FIRST ON FOX: Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., introduced legislation Tuesday to scale back the popular abortion drug mifepristone after a recent study revealed that 1 in 10 women who used the medication experienced "serious adverse effects."

The Restoring Safeguards for Dangerous Abortion Drugs Act would direct the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to create safeguards on the abortion drug mifepristone, allow women who have suffered complications from prescriptions the right to sue telehealth providers and pharmacies for damages, and ban foreign companies from mailing and importing mifepristone into the U.S.

Hawley introduced the legislation "after a bombshell study revealed the truth about mifepristone: it’s dangerous," the Missouri senator told Fox News Digital. "The data shows 1 in 10 women ...