BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined a letter led by Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Stephen Hahn urging the FDA to exercise its authority to classify the abortion pill Mifeprex (or mifepristone) as an “imminent hazard to the public health” posing a “significant threat of danger,” a classification which would result in the removal of this pill from the market.

“According to FDA reporting, the abortion pill has taken more than 3.7 million preborn lives, caused 24 maternal deaths, and resulted in at least 4,195 adverse maternal reactions including hemorrhage, excruciating abdominal pain, and severe life-threatening infections,” wrote the senators. “Of course, adverse events are notoriously underreported, which makes the true number impossible to assess. Moreover, as of 2016, abortion pill manufacturers are only required to report maternal deaths. However, most women experiencing adverse reactions (such as hemorrhaging) are more likely to seek emergency care at hospitals and emergency rooms, rather than returning to the abortion facility where the pill was prescribed.”

Senators Cramer and Cruz were joined on the letter by Senators Steve Daines (R-MT), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Mike Braun (R-IN), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Roger Wicker (MS), Michael Enzi (R-WY), Michael Rounds (R-SD), Kelly Loeffler (R-GA), Mike Lee (R-UT), Rob Portman (R-OH), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), James Lankford (R-OK), Pat Roberts (R-KS), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), James Risch (R-ID), and John Hoeven (R-ND).

Click here to read the letter.