Diana Harshbarger introduces the House companion to Hawley's mifepristone ban, citing her career as a pharmacist

Representative Diana Harshbarger said she was proud to join Senator Josh Hawley in introducing the Safeguarding Women from Chemical Abortion Act. She said that, as a pharmacist for decades, she believes every approved drug must meet the highest standards of safety and oversight, and that the FDA under earlier administrations had dismantled safeguards around mifepristone.

“As a pharmacist for decades prior to now serving in U.S. House of Representatives, I believe every drug approved in the United States must meet the highest standards of safety, transparency, and medical oversight Yet the FDA under previous administrations has steadily dismantled critical safeguards surrounding the abortion drug mifepristone — removing in-person dispensing requirements, allowing the drug to be shipped through the mail, and limiting adverse event reporting so the most serious complications are no longer tracked. Evidence now suggests that real world risks to women are greater than the federal government has acknowledged. That’s why I’m proud to join Senator Hawley to introduce the Safeguarding Women from Chemical Abortion Act that would restore accountability and help ensure that women’s health and safety — not politics — guide federal drug policy.”