Republican attorneys general urge EPA to classify mifepristone as water contaminant

By: Nada Hassanein

Outlets: Stateline

Published: June 12, 2026

Words: 403

Last Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago

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Republican attorneys general from 14 states and 19 GOP members of Congress are asking U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin to classify and regulate the abortion medication mifepristone as a water contaminant.

Mifepristone is prescribed as part of a two-drug medication regimen to terminate a pregnancy. Studies have shown medication abortion to be safe and effective.

In a letter last Friday, the state officials argued that mifepristone is “a growing threat to the country’s …

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